connecting to DBMS

[varun chadha]

i am a newbie to python and is working on an application which needs
to connect to the database. can anyone guide me through the DBMS that
i can use and the module to connect to it. currently i have MySQL
installed using the link on the python.org site but is unable to
connect to it through python. pls specify the link to the tutorials
which can guide to connect and execute my query. hopes u understood
what i meant to say.
thanks in advance

 

[teebes]

i am a newbie to python and is working on an application which needs
to connect to the database. can anyone guide me through the DBMS that
i can use and the module to connect to it. currently i have MySQL
installed using the link on the python.org site but is unable to
connect to it through python. pls specify the link  to the tutorials
which can guide to connect and execute my query. hopes u understood
what i meant to say.
thanks in advance

mysql-python is probably your best bet for MySQL databases
http://sourceforge.net/projects/mysql-python/

As far as tutorials are concerned, the presentation linked in this
page is very good, given by the creator of the interface Andy Dustman:
http://bogdan.org.ua/2007/09/07/mysql-python-good-mysqldb-tutorial-examples.html
(scroll down to page 7 for the stuff on MySQL).

- Teebes