Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!aioe.org!news.stack.nl!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed6.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.115 X-Spam-Level: * X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.77; '*S*': 0.00; 'functioning': 0.09; 'sep': 0.09; 'sat,': 0.15; 'subject:simple': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.17; 'received:209.85.214.174': 0.21; 'engineering,': 0.22; 'idea': 0.24; 'paul': 0.24; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.25; 'wondering': 0.26; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.27; "i'm": 0.29; 'up.': 0.31; 'subject:data': 0.33; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.33; 'received:google.com': 0.34; 'programming.': 0.35; 'pm,': 0.35; 'received:209.85': 0.35; 'something': 0.35; 'received:209': 0.37; 'subject:: ': 0.38; 'things': 0.38; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'received:209.85.214': 0.39; 'header:Received:5': 0.40; 'think': 0.40; 'your': 0.60; 'first': 0.61; 'information,': 0.63; 'vital': 0.75; 'yourself': 0.77; 'business.': 0.82; 'scratch,': 0.84 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=syE+tKuZw/peOKDtm1LgEwno7qKRv5i3ZN3ZwYmQUiE=; b=wXwBAGDr2A8n/zpkszTj66ynZKvS+7Wen53s0RV5BtJCT6SEUlgP8DTGKPDdHJSZ/r A+mruACFuDPQR0r4qzhol1q8Fmv/DwJxhyFZ8eI5Fcn6f6zgvR/0awD+CCszTaaUmtnz 8A1OMXjO3YQS6+x3AmzlrgmBUEyBpkPDfpF+UpfDu3Ss+Pm3d37sFBvsf7WWWWewnRrA cr4rw+oNa+lDsUAllfImmBu3SkFZCyX5/6OxqJtN+A/fp9t7Rro261cT2DAVbcDw6VJ8 IzLYGobFnnEP3dsg+YGzYYi9Z+LJF0+CBjInsc+EAkh5fb38kXMClea03CFwCC/E/Cqm efCQ== MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <7xd31wff68.fsf@ruckus.brouhaha.com> References: <9543c9b1-d3ea-4930-af73-6659878e0077@qa3g2000pbc.googlegroups.com> <7xd31wff68.fsf@ruckus.brouhaha.com> Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2012 15:32:31 -0500 Subject: Re: simple client data base From: Ian W To: python-list@python.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 11 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1347136354 news.xs4all.nl 6854 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:58577 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:28742 On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 3:11 PM, Paul Rubin wrote: > I think the idea is just to start with something simpler. If you are > interested in mechanical engineering, then building an automobile from > scratch, machining all the parts yourself etc., would be an ill-advised > choice as a first project. It's the same way with programming. I'm wondering what his backup plan is for the information, in case his database somehow messes things up. It's smarter to start with something that's not vital to the functioning of your wife's business. Ian