postgreSQL and Python

[Cary O'Brien]

In article <8o4n16$ga0$1 at newshost.accu.uu.nl>,
Martijn Faassen <m.faassen at vet.uu.nl> wrote:
>Drew Fisher <drew at level3.net> wrote:
>> Greetings,
>
>> I'm fairly new at adding extensions to Python so I thought I could maybe
>> come here and get some help.
>
>> I am trying to install the PyGres95 module so I can access my postgreSQL
>> database, and either I don't understand the install instructions, or
>> I don't have a good grasp of Python's file structure.
>
>[snip]
>
>Are you sure PyGres95 is the right module? PostgresSQL used to be called
>Postgres95 way back, so perhaps this module is for an earlier version of
>Postgres? There appear to be (parnassus being my friend) *three* modules
>out there for the current version of PostgresSQL:
>
>http://druid.net/pygresql/
>
>http://www.mixadlive.com/siti_web/mixadlive/software/postgresql
>
>http://starship.python.net/crew/cjr/
>
>Perhaps you'll have better luck with (one of) these.
>

Any reason not to use the one that comes with the PostgreSQL source
distribution[1]?  It was written by D'Arcy Cain and Pascal Andre. 
Is it out of date?

-- cary

[1] Probably postgresql-7.X.X/src/interfaces/python