ADOdb for Python
ADOdb for Python
http://phplens.com/lens/adodb/adodb-py-docs.htm
ADOdb is a database abstraction library. ADOdb was originally developed for PHP, and ported to Python. The Python version implements a subset of the PHP version. You might ask why Python needs a database abstraction library when Python provides the official DB API. Unfortunately the DB API does not encapsulate differences in the database implementations. For example, to select a limited number of rows, say 10 rows, you would have to use very different SQL for different databases:
- MS SQL select top 10 from table
- MySQL and PostgreSQL select * from table limit 10
- Oracle select * from (select * from table) where rownum <= 10
- These differences are handled by ADOdb (using SelectLimit), but not by the Python DB API. Other important database differences transparently handled by ADOdb include date-formating, associative arrays (records as dictionaries) and LOB-handling.
Documentation
http://phplens.com/lens/adodb/adodb-py-docs.htm#install
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Licensing
| License | Verified by | Verified on | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| BSD 3Clause | Kelly Hopkins | 10 February 2009 |
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| Contact(s) | Role |
|---|---|
 john Lim | Maintainer |
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