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Re: simple client data base

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On 03/09/2012 15:12, Mark R Rivet wrote:
> Hello all, I am learning to program in python. I have a need to make a
> program that can store, retrieve, add, and delete client data such as
> name, address, social, telephone number and similar information. This
> would be a small client database for my wife who has a home accounting
> business.
>
> 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 know that python has real database capabilities but I'm not there
> yet and would like to proceed with as simple a structure as possible.
>
> Can anyone give me some idea's or tell me which structure would be
> best to use?
>
> Maybe its a combination of structures? I need some help.
>
> Thanks for your help.
>

If you stick with the simple data structures at some point you're going 
to have to save them to disk with a module like pickle or shelve.  IMHO 
using sqlite is a better option as it comes with Python.

-- 
Cheers.

Mark Lawrence.

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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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