[Tutor] database connectivity over networks (fwd)

[Deirdre Saoirse Moen]

>Dear Curtis,
>
>Let me forward this to the rest of the tutor list; I think you accidently
>sent it only to me... *grin*
>
>---------- Forwarded message ----------
>Ok, second question.  What about if I have a data stream I want to connect
>to, like maybe stock quotes and, of course, I'd like to make my own program
>to graph/calculate indicators/ect.. written in python.  What do I need to
>know about the way the data is sent?  Anyone have experience doing
>something like this?

This is a complex problem and there's a bunch of ways to solve it. In 
fact, there's two whole books dedicated to network programming that 
are considered the reference in the field. Search for "unix network 
programming" on your web bookstore of choice. The books are by 
Richard Stevens.
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