From: Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
Message-Id: <200010092317.TAA23918@candle.pha.pa.us>
Subject: Re: Announcing PgSQL - a Python DB-API 2.0 compliant interface
	to  PostgreSQL
In-Reply-To: <200010050347.e953lgk13162@bajor.mug.org> "from Billy G. Allie at
	Oct 4, 2000 11:47:42 pm"
To: "Billy G. Allie" <Bill.Allie@mug.org>
Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2000 19:17:35 -0400 (EDT)
CC: pgsql-interfaces@postgresql.org, pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
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I need to know how this is different than our current python interface,
PyGreSQL.

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> Announce: First public release of PgSQL Version 1.0
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> 
> PgSQL v1.0 has been released.  This is the first public release of PgSQL.
> It is available at http://sourceforge.net/projects/pgsql.
> 
> PgSQL is a package of two (2) modules that provide a Python DB-API 2.0
> compliant interface to PostgreSQL databases.  The first module, libpq,
> exports the PostgreSQL C API to Python.  This module is written in C and
> can be compiled into Python or can be dynamically loaded on demand.  The
> second module, PgSQL, provides the DB-API 2.0 compliant interface and
> support for various PostgreSQL data types, such as INT8, NUMERIC, MONEY,
> BOOL, ARRAYS, etc.  This module is written in Python and works with
> PostgreSQL 6.5.2 or later and Python 1.5.2 or later.
> 
> PostgreSQL is a sophisticated Object-Relational DBMS, supporting almost all
> SQL constructs, including sub-selects, transactions, and user-defined types
> and functions. It is the most advanced open-source database available
> anywhere More information about PostgreSQL can be found at the PostgreSQL
> home page at http://www.postgresql.org.
> 
> Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming lang-
> uage.  It combines remarkable power with very clear syntax.  It has
> modules, classes, exceptions, very high level dynamic data types, and
> dynamic typing.  There are interfaces to many system calls and libraries,
> as well as to various windowing systems (X11, Motif, Tk, Mac, MFC).  New
> builtin modules are easily written in C or C++.  Python is also usable as
> an extension language for applications that need a programmable interface. 
> Python is copyrighted but freely usable and distributable, even for
> commercial use.  More information about Python can be found on the Python
> home page at http://www.python.org.
> 
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