python-noob - which container is appropriate for later exporting into mySql + matplotlib ?

[someone]

On 04/14/2013 12:22 AM, Walter Hurry wrote:
> On Sat, 13 Apr 2013 21:34:38 +0200, someone wrote:
>
>> On 04/13/2013 04:56 PM, Walter Hurry wrote:
>>> On Sat, 13 Apr 2013 16:39:12 +0200, someone wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'm not so rich, so I prefer to go for a free database solution rather
>>>> than an expensive license
>>>    (<paraphrasing> but I do care about ACID compliance)
>>>
>>> Sounds to me that PostgreSQL is your man, then.
>>
>> Oh, ok. Thanks! BTW: I just read: "Yahoo runs a multi-petabyte modified
>> PostgreSQL database that processes billions of events per day" - that's
>> truely amazing, I think...
>>
>> I think maybe I'll experiment a bit with both mySql (small/medium sized
>> databases) and for critical/important stuff I should go with
>> PostgreSQL... Glad to hear this... Then I know what to look at...
>
> If it were me I wouldn't use MySQL for anything at all. I'd use sqlite
> for little non-critical local applications, and Postgres for the rest.

Ok, thank you. I just came across a blog that said pytables is also a 
very good option?

http://www.pytables.org/moin/PyTables?action=AttachFile&do=view&target=non-indexed.png

> Postgres is not difficult at all, provided you RTFM and follow the
> instructions (the documentation is superb). And whichever you use, you
> need to learn SQL anyway.

Good to hear... I'll dig more into it, thank you...