From 1125c5e4c5882f02b4152b2993bc9add4849ea7e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> Date: Mon, 17 May 1999 06:27:07 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add python --- src/interfaces/python/Announce | 91 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 91 insertions(+) create mode 100644 src/interfaces/python/Announce diff --git a/src/interfaces/python/Announce b/src/interfaces/python/Announce new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..f7ae802efe1 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/interfaces/python/Announce @@ -0,0 +1,91 @@ + +Announce: Release of PyGreSQL version 2.3 +=============================================== + +PyGreSQL v2.3 has been released. +It is available at: ftp://ftp.druid.net/pub/distrib/PyGreSQL.tgz. If +you are on NetBSD, look in the packages directory under databases. If +it isn't there yet, it should be there shortly. You can also pick up the +package files from ftp://ftp.druid.net/pub/distrib/pygresql.pkg.tgz. +There is also a package in the FreeBSD ports collection but as I write +this it is at version 2.1. I will try to get that updated as well. + +PostgreSQL is a database system derived from Postgres4.2. It conforms +to (most of) ANSI SQL and offers many interesting capabilities (C +dynamic linking for functions or type definition, etc.). This package +is copyright by the Regents of the University of California, and is +freely distributable. + +Python is an interpreted programming language. It is object oriented, +simple to use (light syntax, simple and straightforward statements), and +has many extensions for building GUIs, interfacing with WWW, etc. An +intelligent web browser (HotJava like) is currently under development +(November 1995), and this should open programmers many doors. Python is +copyrighted by Stichting S Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam, The +Netherlands, and is freely distributable. + +PyGreSQL is a python module that interfaces to a PostgreSQL database. It +embeds the PostgreSQL query library to allow easy use of the powerful +PostgreSQL features from a Python script. + +I wanted to have DB-SIG API support in the next release but there are +enough fixes and improvements to make one more release before starting +on that. The next version will be 3.0 and have the DB-SIG API support. + +PyGreSQL 2.3 was developed and tested on a NetBSD 1.3_BETA system. It +is based on the PyGres95 code written by Pascal Andre, +andre@chimay.via.ecp.fr. I changed the version to 2.0 and updated the +code for Python 1.5 and PostgreSQL 6.2.1. While I was at it I upgraded +the code to use full ANSI style prototypes and changed the order of +arguments to connect. Later versions are fixes and enhancements to that. + +Important changes from PyGreSQL 2.2 to PyGreSQL 2.3: + - connect.host returns "localhost" when connected to Unix socket + (torppa@tuhnu.cutery.fi) + - Use PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords in connect() (torppa@tuhnu.cutery.fi) + - fixes and cleanups (torppa@tuhnu.cutery.fi) + - Fixed memory leak in dictresult() (terekhov@emc.com) + - Deprecated pgext.py - functionality now in pg.py + - More cleanups to the tutorial + - Added fileno() method - terekhov@emc.com (Mikhail Terekhov) + - added money type to quoting function + - Compiles cleanly with more warnings turned on + - Returns PostgreSQL error message on error + - Init accepts keywords (Jarkko Torppa) + - Convenience functions can be overridden (Jarkko Torppa) + - added close() method + +Important changes from PyGreSQL 2.1 to PyGreSQL 2.2: + - Added user and password support thanks to Ng Pheng Siong <ngps@post1.com> + - Insert queries return the inserted oid + - Add new pg wrapper (C module renamed to _pg) + - Wrapped database connection in a class. + - Cleaned up some of the tutorial. (More work needed.) + - Added version and __version__. Thanks to thilo@eevolute.com for + the suggestion. + +Important changes from PyGreSQL 2.0 to PyGreSQL 2.1: + - return fields as proper Python objects for field type + - Cleaned up pgext.py + - Added dictresult method + +Important changes from Pygres95 1.0b to PyGreSQL 2.0: + - Updated code for PostgreSQL 6.2.1 and Python 1.5. + - Reformatted code and converted to ANSI . + - Changed name to PyGreSQL (from PyGres95.) + - Changed order of arguments to connect function. + - Created new type pgqueryobject and moved certain methods to it. + - Added a print function for pgqueryobject + - Various code changes - mostly stylistic. + +For more information about each package, please have a look to their +web pages: + - Python : http://www.python.org/ + - PostgreSQL : http://www.PostgreSQL.org/ + - PyGreSQL : http://www.druid.net/pygresql/ + + +D'Arcy J.M. Cain +darcy@druid.net + + -- GitLab