Re: sqlite3 and dates

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Date	2015-02-19 09:37 +1100
Subject	Re: sqlite3 and dates
From	Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.python
Message-ID	<mailman.18840.1424299073.18130.python-list@python.org> (permalink)

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On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 9:17 AM,  <rurpy@yahoo.com.dmarc.invalid> wrote:
>> SQLite3 is fine for something that's basically just a more structured
>> version of a flat file. You assume that nobody but you has the file
>> open, and you manipulate it just the same as if it were a big fat blob
>> of JSON, but thanks to SQLite, you don't have to rewrite the whole
>> file every time you make a small change. That's fine.
>
> That's bullshit.  Sqlite offers a lot more than that including
> a SQL interface, transactions, referential integrity, constraints
> indexes, triggers and other general relational database features.
>
> That you would equate that to a JSON blob would indicate either
> a profound ignorance about Sqlite or (more likely) a need to
> defend your preference with complete disregard of fact.

I didn't equate them. I said that SQLite3 is great if you look on it
as an upgrade over a JSON blob. Of course it offers more features than
that, and you don't need to swear at me to make your point.

But SQLite3 is *not* great if you look on it as a database engine
comparable with DB2, PostgreSQL, and even MySQL.

ChrisA

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Re: sqlite3 and dates Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-02-18 18:05 +1100
  Re: sqlite3 and dates Johannes Bauer <dfnsonfsduifb@gmx.de> - 2015-02-18 12:11 +0100
    Re: sqlite3 and dates Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-02-18 22:21 +1100
      Re: sqlite3 and dates Johannes Bauer <dfnsonfsduifb@gmx.de> - 2015-02-18 12:57 +0100
        Re: sqlite3 and dates Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-02-18 23:14 +1100
          Re: sqlite3 and dates Johannes Bauer <dfnsonfsduifb@gmx.de> - 2015-02-18 14:13 +0100
          Not sqlite3 and dates Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2015-02-19 04:53 +0200
        Re: sqlite3 and dates Adam Funk <a24061@ducksburg.com> - 2015-02-19 13:18 +0000
      Re: sqlite3 and dates rurpy@yahoo.com - 2015-02-18 14:17 -0800
        Re: sqlite3 and dates Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-02-19 09:37 +1100
          Not sqlite3 and dates Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2015-02-19 04:54 +0200
          Re: sqlite3 and dates Adam Funk <a24061@ducksburg.com> - 2015-02-19 13:21 +0000
        Re: sqlite3 and dates Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2015-02-18 14:52 -0800
        'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) memilanuk <memilanuk@gmail.com> - 2015-02-18 15:32 -0800
          Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Mario Figueiredo <marfig@gmail.com> - 2015-02-19 01:08 +0100
            Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-02-19 11:42 +1100
              Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-02-19 13:13 +1100
                Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-02-19 03:43 +0000
                Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Mario Figueiredo <marfig@gmail.com> - 2015-02-19 08:49 +0100
                Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) rurpy@yahoo.com - 2015-02-18 20:10 -0800
                Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-02-19 18:07 +1100
                Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-02-19 18:23 +1100
                Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) rurpy@yahoo.com - 2015-02-19 12:26 -0800
                Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-02-20 07:47 +1100
                Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) rurpy@yahoo.com - 2015-02-19 20:20 -0800
                Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-02-20 09:16 -0500
                Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Sibylle Koczian <nulla.epistola@web.de> - 2015-02-21 11:44 +0100
                Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-02-21 12:54 -0500
                Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Mario Figueiredo <marfig@gmail.com> - 2015-02-19 22:23 +0100
                Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) rurpy@yahoo.com - 2015-02-19 20:27 -0800
                Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) rurpy@yahoo.com - 2015-02-19 12:20 -0800
            Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) rurpy@yahoo.com - 2015-02-18 20:05 -0800
              Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2015-02-19 08:21 -0600
            Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2015-02-19 18:22 +1300
              Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Mario Figueiredo <marfig@gmail.com> - 2015-02-19 08:33 +0100
            Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-02-19 05:32 +0000
            Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2015-02-19 08:17 -0600
            Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-02-19 15:04 +0000
            Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-02-20 02:19 +1100
            Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2015-02-19 10:03 -0600
              Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) rurpy@yahoo.com - 2015-02-19 11:45 -0800
        Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2015-02-19 11:03 +1100
          Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2015-02-20 13:17 -0800
            Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-02-20 21:44 +0000
            Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2015-02-20 14:10 -0800
            Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-02-21 12:24 +1100
            Re: 'Lite' Databases Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2015-02-21 14:13 +1100
            Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2015-02-20 15:31 -0600
            Re: 'Lite' Databases Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-02-21 16:39 +1100
            Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Ned Deily <nad@acm.org> - 2015-02-20 22:22 -0800
              Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2015-02-20 22:42 -0800
                Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Ned Deily <nad@acm.org> - 2015-02-21 00:17 -0800
                Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2015-02-21 00:32 -0800
            Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) "Eric S. Johansson" <esj@harvee.org> - 2015-02-21 14:27 -0500
        Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) memilanuk <memilanuk@gmail.com> - 2015-02-18 19:33 -0800
        Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-02-19 15:01 +1100
        Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2015-02-19 15:09 +1100
          Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) rurpy@yahoo.com - 2015-02-18 20:26 -0800
          Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-02-19 18:23 +1100
        When to use SQLite3 [was Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates)] Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2015-02-18 20:15 -0800
          Re: When to use SQLite3 [was Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates)] Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2015-02-19 06:59 +0200
            Re: When to use SQLite3 [was Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates)] Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2015-02-18 21:07 -0800
        Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) memilanuk <memilanuk@gmail.com> - 2015-02-18 20:29 -0800
        Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2015-02-19 15:36 +1100
        Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) memilanuk <memilanuk@gmail.com> - 2015-02-18 20:57 -0800
        Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2015-02-19 16:16 +1100
        Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) memilanuk <memilanuk@gmail.com> - 2015-02-18 21:26 -0800
        Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2015-02-18 21:37 -0800
          Re: 'Lite' Databases (Re: sqlite3 and dates) rurpy@yahoo.com - 2015-02-19 13:17 -0800
      Re: sqlite3 and dates Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2015-02-19 04:48 +0200
        Re: sqlite3 and dates Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-02-19 03:34 +0000
    Re: sqlite3 and dates Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2015-02-19 07:14 +1100
      Re: sqlite3 and dates rurpy@yahoo.com - 2015-02-18 14:13 -0800
        Re: sqlite3 and dates Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-02-19 10:07 +1100
          Re: sqlite3 and dates rurpy@yahoo.com - 2015-02-18 20:08 -0800

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