From: Bruce Momjian <maillist@candle.pha.pa.us>
Message-Id: <199812130444.XAA14416@candle.pha.pa.us>
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Announce:  PyGreSQL 2.2
In-Reply-To: <m0zoRmc-0000fKC@druid.net> from "D'ArcyJ.M.Cain" at "Dec 11,
	1998  7:34:58 am"
To: darcy@druid.net (D'ArcyJ.M.Cain)
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1998 23:44:59 -0500 (EST)
Cc: hackers@postgreSQL.org (PostgreSQL-development)
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Do we need to install this in the main source trees?


> Announce: Release of PyGreSQL version 2.2
> ===============================================
> 
> PyGreSQL v2.2 has been released.
> It is available at: ftp://ftp.druid.net/pub/distrib/PyGreSQL-2.2.tgz.
> 
> PostgreSQL is a database system derived from Postgres4.2. It conforms
> to (most of) ANSI SQL and offers many interesting capabilities (C
> dynamic linking for functions or type definition, etc.). This package
> is copyright by the Regents of the University of California, and is
> freely distributable.
> 
> Python is an interpreted programming language. It is object oriented,
> simple to use (light syntax, simple and straightforward statements), and
> has many extensions for building GUIs, interfacing with WWW, etc.  An
> intelligent web  browser (HotJava like) is currently under development
> (November 1995), and this should open programmers many doors. Python is
> copyrighted by Stichting S Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam, The
> Netherlands, and is freely distributable.
> 
> PyGreSQL is a python module that interfaces to a PostgreSQL database. It
> embeds the PostgreSQL query library to allow easy use of the powerful
> PostgreSQL features from a Python script.
> 
> PyGreSQL 2.2 was developed and tested on a NetBSD 1.3_BETA system.  It
> is based on the PyGres95 code written by Pascal Andre,
> andre@chimay.via.ecp.fr.  I changed the version to 2.0 and updated the
> code for Python 1.5 and PostgreSQL 6.2.1.  While I was at it I upgraded
> the code to use full ANSI style prototypes and changed the order of
> arguments to connect.  Later versions are fixes and enhancements to that.
> 
> Important changes from PyGreSQL 2.1 to PyGreSQL 2.2:
>   - Added user and password support thanks to Ng Pheng Siong <ngps@post1.com>
>   - Insert queries return the inserted oid
>   - Add new pg wrapper (C module renamed to _pg)
>   - Wrapped database connection in a class.
>   - Cleaned up some of the tutorial.  (More work needed.)
>   - Added version and __version__.  Thanks to thilo@eevolute.com for
>     the suggestion.
> 
> Important changes from PyGreSQL 2.0 to PyGreSQL 2.1:
>   - return fields as proper Python objects for field type
>   - Cleaned up pgext.py
>   - Added dictresult method
> 
> Important changes from Pygres95 1.0b to PyGreSQL 2.0:
>   - Updated code for PostgreSQL 6.2.1 and Python 1.5.
>   - Reformatted code and converted to ANSI .
>   - Changed name to PyGreSQL (from PyGres95.)
>   - Changed order of arguments to connect function.
>   - Created new type pgqueryobject and moved certain methods to it.
>   - Added a print function for pgqueryobject
>   - Various code changes - mostly stylistic.
> 
> For more information about each package, please have a look to their
> web pages:
>   - Python :     http://www.python.org/
>   - PostgreSQL : http://www.PostgreSQL.org/
>   - PyGreSQL :   http://www.druid.net/pygresql/
> 
> 
> D'Arcy J.M. Cain
> darcy@druid.net
> 
> 
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