Re: How to add a current string into an already existing list

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Date	2013-11-03 09:13 +1100
Subject	Re: How to add a current string into an already existing list
From	Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.python
Message-ID	<mailman.1961.1383430391.18130.python-list@python.org> (permalink)

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On Sun, Nov 3, 2013 at 9:00 AM, Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> wrote:
> In article <mailman.1959.1383429046.18130.python-list@python.org>,
>  Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Sun, Nov 3, 2013 at 5:30 AM, Jussi Piitulainen
>> <jpiitula@ling.helsinki.fi> wrote:
>> > Suppose a database allowed structured values like lists of strings,
>> > lists of numbers, or even lists of such lists and more. Then it would
>> > actually be a Python issue how best to support that database.
>>
>> PostgreSQL supports some higher-level structures like arrays.
>> Personally, though, I think the most general representation of a
>> Python list in a database is either a varchar field with some form of
>> structure (eg the repr of a list), or a separate table with a foreign
>> key back to this one.
>
> When you say "database" here, you're really talking about relational
> databases.  There are other kinds.

Quite right, my apologies. I'm talking about the classic relational
database accessed by SQL, which is what the OP's currently working
with (MySQL). I've worked with other types of database, but was trying
to stick as closely as possible to the question. But yes, the
clarification is important here.

ChrisA

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How to add a current string into an already existing list Nick the Gr33k <nikos.gr33k@gmail.com> - 2013-11-02 13:58 +0200
  Re: How to add a current string into an already existing list Andreas Perstinger <andipersti@gmail.com> - 2013-11-02 14:03 +0100
    Re: How to add a current string into an already existing list Nick the Gr33k <nikos.gr33k@gmail.com> - 2013-11-02 18:25 +0200
      Re: How to add a current string into an already existing list Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2013-11-02 16:43 +0000
        Re: How to add a current string into an already existing list rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2013-11-02 10:40 -0700
          Re: How to add a current string into an already existing list Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-11-02 18:28 +0000
          Re: How to add a current string into an already existing list Jussi Piitulainen <jpiitula@ling.helsinki.fi> - 2013-11-02 20:30 +0200
            Re: How to add a current string into an already existing list Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-11-03 08:50 +1100
              Re: How to add a current string into an already existing list Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-11-02 18:00 -0400
                Re: How to add a current string into an already existing list Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-11-03 09:13 +1100
          Re: How to add a current string into an already existing list Walter Hurry <walterhurry@lavabit.com> - 2013-11-02 21:12 +0000
      Re: How to add a current string into an already existing list Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2013-11-03 19:06 +1300
        Re: How to add a current string into an already existing list Antoon Pardon <antoon.pardon@rece.vub.ac.be> - 2013-11-03 10:56 +0100
        Re: How to add a current string into an already existing list Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-11-03 07:16 -0500
          Re: How to add a current string into an already existing list Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-11-04 00:13 +1100
          Re: How to add a current string into an already existing list Nick the Gr33k <nikos.gr33k@gmail.com> - 2013-11-04 19:03 +0200
            Re: How to add a current string into an already existing list Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2013-11-04 22:46 +0000
              Re: How to add a current string into an already existing list Nick the Gr33k <nikos.gr33k@gmail.com> - 2013-11-05 08:54 +0200
                Re: How to add a current string into an already existing list Nick the Gr33k <nikos.gr33k@gmail.com> - 2013-11-05 10:07 +0200
                Re: How to add a current string into an already existing list Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-11-05 19:21 +1100
                Re: How to add a current string into an already existing list Nick the Gr33k <nikos.gr33k@gmail.com> - 2013-11-05 10:53 +0200
                Re: How to add a current string into an already existing list Nick the Gr33k <nikos.gr33k@gmail.com> - 2013-11-05 10:54 +0200
                Re: How to add a current string into an already existing list "M.F." <morefool@gmail.com> - 2013-11-05 17:10 +0800
                Re: How to add a current string into an already existing list Nick the Gr33k <nikos.gr33k@gmail.com> - 2013-11-05 11:34 +0200
                Re: How to add a current string into an already existing list Nick the Gr33k <nikos.gr33k@gmail.com> - 2013-11-05 11:56 +0200
                Re: How to add a current string into an already existing list Antoon Pardon <antoon.pardon@rece.vub.ac.be> - 2013-11-05 11:20 +0100
                Re: How to add a current string into an already existing list Nick the Gr33k <nikos.gr33k@gmail.com> - 2013-11-05 12:33 +0200
                Re: How to add a current string into an already existing list Antoon Pardon <antoon.pardon@rece.vub.ac.be> - 2013-11-05 11:59 +0100
                Re: How to add a current string into an already existing list Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2013-11-05 05:16 -0600
                Re: How to add a current string into an already existing list Nick the Gr33k <nikos.gr33k@gmail.com> - 2013-11-05 18:20 +0200
                Re: How to add a current string into an already existing list Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-11-05 11:49 +0000
                Re: How to add a current string into an already existing list Nick the Gr33k <nikos.gr33k@gmail.com> - 2013-11-05 14:25 +0200
                Re: How to add a current string into an already existing list Antoon Pardon <antoon.pardon@rece.vub.ac.be> - 2013-11-05 13:42 +0100
                Re: How to add a current string into an already existing list Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2013-11-05 07:15 -0600
                Re: How to add a current string into an already existing list Nick the Gr33k <nikos.gr33k@gmail.com> - 2013-11-05 17:39 +0200
                Re: How to add a current string into an already existing list Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2013-11-05 09:45 -0600
                Re: How to add a current string into an already existing list Nick the Gr33k <nikos.gr33k@gmail.com> - 2013-11-05 17:50 +0200
                Re: How to add a current string into an already existing list Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2013-11-05 23:36 -0600
                Re: How to add a current string into an already existing list Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-11-06 08:53 +0000
                Re: How to add a current string into an already existing list Joel Goldstick <joel.goldstick@gmail.com> - 2013-11-05 10:44 -0500
                Re: How to add a current string into an already existing list Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2013-11-05 05:00 -0600
                Re: How to add a current string into an already existing list Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2013-11-05 17:48 +0000
                Re: How to add a current string into an already existing list Antoon Pardon <antoon.pardon@rece.vub.ac.be> - 2013-11-05 11:07 +0100
                Re: How to add a current string into an already existing list Larry Hudson <orgnut@yahoo.com> - 2013-11-05 20:52 -0800
                Re: How to add a current string into an already existing list Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-11-05 21:01 +1100
                Re: How to add a current string into an already existing list Antoon Pardon <antoon.pardon@rece.vub.ac.be> - 2013-11-05 09:39 +0100

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