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

[Chris Angelico]

On Sun, Apr 14, 2013 at 12:39 AM, someone <newsboost at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 04/13/2013 04:03 PM, Chris Angelico wrote:
>> Failure at any level means the overall system is not ACID compliant.
>
> Roger... But google says sqlite is supposed to be ACID compliant (although
> maybe not "fully" as you indicate, I'm not sure about this)...

What your Google hits are telling you is that sqlite can (if
configured correctly) pass level 2. But it doesn't guarantee anything
about the other levels, so it's easy to have an, uhh, ACID leak.

>> You'd have to actually test it. The easiest way is to get two
>> computers, side by side, and run the database engine on one and a
>> monitor on the other.
>
> Ok, that doesn't sound to be so simple after all...

I gave a fairly wordy run-down of what I tested, but it's actually
fairly simple in concept: Do a huge bunch of transactions, and keep a
log of what's returned from the COMMIT query; then pull the power out.

> Ok, it would be nice to hear/read the opinion from another in here who've
> been working (a lot?) with sqlite...

Agreed. I'm sure someone will chime in.

> I'm not so rich, so I prefer to go for a free database solution rather than
> an expensive license... I've heard good things about oracle and that's also
> what they used at my previous company, but it's not something I am willing
> to pay for, from my private/own money for my sparetime-projects...

I concur with Walter's assessment: You want PostgreSQL. It's free/open
source software (highly permissive MIT-like license), massively
trusted, and scales up beautifully. (That last one may not be
significant to you, but it's still good to know your database can
handle hundreds or thousands of tps on basic hardware.)

ChrisA