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Re: simple client data base

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Date 2012-09-04 00:28 +1000
Subject Re: simple client data base
From Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>
Newsgroups comp.lang.python
Message-ID <mailman.142.1346682533.27098.python-list@python.org> (permalink)

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On Tue, Sep 4, 2012 at 12:12 AM, Mark R Rivet <markrrivet@aol.com> wrote:
> I have been reading about lists, tuples, and dictionary data
> structures in python and I am confused as to which would be more
> appropriate for a simple database.

I think you're looking at this backwards. A database is for storing
information on disk, but lists/tuples/dicts are for manipulating it in
memory.

You may also be needlessly reinventing the wheel. Aren't there already
several million basic contact databases around? Why roll your own?

ChrisA

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simple client data base Mark R Rivet <markrrivet@aol.com> - 2012-09-03 10:12 -0400
  Re: simple client data base "Martin P. Hellwig" <martin.hellwig@gmail.com> - 2012-09-03 07:27 -0700
  Re: simple client data base Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-09-04 00:28 +1000
  Re: simple client data base Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-09-03 15:37 +0100
  Re: simple client data base Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2012-09-03 16:50 +0200
    Re: simple client data base Mark R Rivet <markrrivet@aol.com> - 2012-09-08 15:22 -0400
      Re: simple client data base Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2012-09-08 17:42 -0400
  Re: simple client data base Wolfgang Keller <feliphil@gmx.net> - 2012-09-03 18:03 +0200
    Re: simple client data base Walter Hurry <walterhurry@lavabit.com> - 2012-09-03 19:02 +0000
      Re: simple client data base Wolfgang Keller <feliphil@gmx.net> - 2012-09-04 15:17 +0200
  Re: simple client data base Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2012-09-04 04:25 +0200
    Re: simple client data base Mark R Rivet <markrrivet@aol.com> - 2012-09-08 15:40 -0400
      Re: simple client data base Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2012-09-11 13:28 +0200
  Re: simple client data base Ramchandra Apte <maniandram01@gmail.com> - 2012-09-05 05:57 -0700
    Re: simple client data base Mark R Rivet <markrrivet@aol.com> - 2012-09-08 15:42 -0400
  Re: simple client data base Bryan <bryanjugglercryptographer@yahoo.com> - 2012-09-06 01:57 -0700
    Re: simple client data base Mark R Rivet <markrrivet@aol.com> - 2012-09-08 15:47 -0400
      Re: simple client data base Jason Friedman <jason@powerpull.net> - 2012-09-08 14:05 -0600
      Re: simple client data base Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2012-09-08 13:11 -0700
        Re: simple client data base Ian W <mymixedmess@gmail.com> - 2012-09-08 15:32 -0500
        Re: simple client data base Walter Hurry <walterhurry@lavabit.com> - 2012-09-08 20:39 +0000
      Re: simple client data base Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2012-09-08 21:03 +0000
      Re: simple client data base Bryan <bryanjugglercryptographer@yahoo.com> - 2012-09-09 09:06 -0700
      Re: simple client data base Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2012-09-09 13:27 -0500
        Re: simple client data base Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2012-09-09 11:55 -0700

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