[DB-SIG] API 3.0 limiting paramstyle to ['named', 'qmark'] is okay. ('format' is not desirable)

[M.-A. Lemburg]

On 17.05.2013 19:52, Vernon D. Cole wrote:
> I am worried about what the module-level attribute does to thread-safety.

We should clearly document the fact that the module level
attribute serves as default value for new connections - it
should really only be set right after importing the module
or before opening any connections.

> If this feature is kept, it should be a class attribute, not a module
> attribute.  We should be doing connections using new style classes.
> 
> conn = dbapi_module.Connection()
> conn.paramstyle = 'oddball'
> conn.connect(your, parameters, here)
>
> or
> 
> dbapi_module.Connection.paramstyle = 'oddball'
> conn = dbapi_module.Connection().connect(parameters)

Hmm, setting attributes on connections or cursors
isn't thread-safe either, so I'm not sure what the
above would solve.

It also introduces problems with the notion of connection objects
always having an open transaction and be a significant change
in the API.

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