How to play with Python in an existing app

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A rule of thumb to keep your sanity and maybe your job is to never touch a production system in any way.
Use a copy of that db and do all your research there. 

> On Feb 20, 2019, at 10:56 AM, edmer2210 at gmail.com wrote:
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> So I'm a newbie to Python. I got access to an existing RavenDB and am supposed to install it on aws.amazon.com. If I succeed in setting this up, I am supposed to write some Python code.
> 
> But how can I play with Python and test some querries without f#cking up the database? Because the RavenDB is working with an app that's currently being used by a few hundreds of people.
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> Should I ask for a copy of the RavenDB database and test it locally on my PC with PyCharm, for example?
> 
> Thanks for any suggestions on how to setup a safe working environment for an app that's already in use, so a beginner can play, learn and grow without damaging something :-)
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