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+
+Announce : Release of PyGreSQL version 2.0
+===============================================
+
+PyGreSQL v2.0 has been released.
+It is available at: ftp://ftp.druid.net/pub/distrib/PyGreSQL-2.0.tgz.
+
+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 a interpretated programming langage. It is object oriented, simple
+to use (light syntax, simple and straighforward 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.
+
+PyGreSQL 2.0 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.
+
+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
+
+
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+PyGreSQL changelog.
+===================
+
+This software is copyright (c) 1995, Pascal Andre (andre@via.ecp.fr)
+Further copyright 1997 by D'Arcy J.M. Cain (darcy@druid.net)
+See file README for copyright information.
+
+Version 2.0  (23/12/1997):
+  - 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
+Version 1.0b (4/11/1995):
+  - keyword support for connect function moved from library file to C code
+    and taken away from library.
+  - rewrote documentation
+  - bug fix in connect function
+  - enhancements in large objects interface methods
+Version 1.0a (30/10/1995) (limited release):
+  - module adapted to standard Python syntax
+  - keyword support for connect function in library file
+  - rewrote default parameters interface (internal use of strings)
+  - fixed minor bugs in module interface
+  - redefinition of error messages
+Version 0.9b (10/10/1995) (first public release):
+  - large objects implementation
+  - many bug fixes, enhancments, ...
+Version 0.1a (7/10/1995):
+  - basic libpq functions (SQL access)
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+
+PyGreSQL - v2.0: PostgreSQL module for Python
+==============================================
+
+0. Copyright notice
+===================
+
+  PyGreSQL, version 2.0
+  A Python interface for PostgreSQL database.
+  Written by D'Arcy J.M. Cain, darcy@druid.net<BR>
+  Based heavily on code written by Pascal Andre, andre@chimay.via.ecp.fr.
+  Copyright (c) 1995, Pascal ANDRE (andre@via.ecp.fr)
+
+  Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its
+  documentation for any purpose, without fee, and without a written agreement
+  is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright notice and this
+  paragraph and the following two paragraphs appear in all copies or in any 
+  new file that contains a substantial portion of this file.
+
+  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, 
+  SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFITS, 
+  ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE AND ITS DOCUMENTATION, EVEN IF THE 
+  AUTHOR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+  THE AUTHOR SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
+  TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR 
+  PURPOSE.  THE SOFTWARE PROVIDED HEREUNDER IS ON AN "AS IS" BASIS, AND THE 
+  AUTHOR HAS NO OBLIGATIONS TO PROVIDE MAINTENANCE, SUPPORT, UPDATES, 
+  ENHANCEMENTS, OR MODIFICATIONS.
+
+  Further modifications copyright 1997 by D'Arcy J.M. Cain (darcy@druid.net)
+  subject to the same terms and conditions as above.
+
+1. Presentation
+===============
+
+1.1. Introduction
+-----------------
+
+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 a interpretated programming langage. It is object oriented, simple
+to use (light syntax, simple and straighforward 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.
+
+PyGreSQL 2.0 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.
+
+
+1.2. Distribution files
+-----------------------
+
+  README       - this file
+  Announce     - announcement of this release
+  ChangeLog    - changes that affected this package during its history
+  pgmodule.c   - the C python module
+  pgext.py     - PyGreSQL library
+                 This file should go in your Python library directory.  It
+                 contains some interesting functions for pg use.   All pg
+                 function are imported in this file.
+  tutorial/    - demos directory
+                 Content: basics.py, syscat.py, advanced.py, func.py and
+                 pgtools.py.  The samples here have been taken from the
+                 PostgreSQL manual and were used for module testing.  They
+                 demonstrate some PostgreSQL features.  Pgtools.py is an
+                 add-in used for demonstation.
+
+1.3. Installation
+-----------------
+
+You first have to get and build Python and PostgreSQL.  You have to copy the
+pgmodule.c file to the Python Modules directory and add the following line to
+the Setup file there.
+    pg  pgmodule.c -I[pg inc] -L[pg lib] -lpq
+or, for a dynamic module:
+    pg  [pg mod]pgmodule.c ../Objects/access.c -I[pg inc] -L[pg lib] -lpd
+where:
+    pg mod       - directory where you did put the module files
+    pg inc       - path of the PostgreSQL include 
+    pg lib       - path of the PostgreSQL libraries 
+
+Some options may be added to this line:
+  -DNO_DEF_VAR - no default variables support
+  -DNO_DIRECT  - no direct access methods
+  -DNO_LARGE   - no large object support
+
+These options will be described in the next sections.
+
+
+1.4. Where to get ... ?
+-----------------------
+
+The home sites of the differents packages are:
+
+  - Python:     ftp://ftp.python.org:/pub/python
+  - PosgreSQL:  ftp://ftp.PostgreSQL.org/pub/postgresql-6.2.1.tar.gz
+  - PyGreSQL:   ftp://ftp.druid.net/pub/contrib/pygresql-2.0.tgz
+
+1.5. Information and support
+----------------------------
+
+If you need information about these packages please check their web sites:
+
+  - Python:     http://www.python.org/
+  - PyGres95:   http://www.via.ecp.fr/via/products/pygres.html
+  - PyGreSQL:   http://www.druid.net/pygresql/
+
+For support:
+
+  - Python:      newgroup comp.lang.python
+  - PostgreSQL:  mailing list (see package documentation for information)
+  - PyGres95:    contact me (andre@via.ecp.fr) for bug reports, ideas, remarks
+                 I will try to answer as long as my free time allow me to do 
+                 that.
+  - PyGreSQL:    contact me (darcy@druid.net) concerning the changes to 2.0.
+
+
+2. Programming information
+==========================
+
+This module defines three objects: the pgobject that handles the connection 
+and all the requests to the database, the pglargeobject that handles
+all the accesses to Postgres large objects and pgqueryobject that handles
+query results.
+
+2.1. pg module description
+----------------------------
+
+The module defines only a few methods that allow to connect to a database and
+to allow to define "default variables" that override the environment variables
+used by PostgreSQL. 
+
+These "default variables" were designed to allow you to handle general 
+connections parameters without heavy code in your programs. You can prompt the
+user for a value, put it in the default variable, and forget it, without 
+having to modify environment. The support for default variables can be disabled
+by setting the -DNO_DEF_VAR option in the Python Setup file. Methods relative 
+to this are specified by te tag [DV].
+
+All variables are set to None at module initialisation, specifying that 
+standard environment variables should be used.
+
+  2.1.1. connect - opens a pg connection
+  ----------------------------------------
+
+  Syntax:      
+    connect(dbname, host, port, opt, tty)
+  Parameters: 
+    dbname        - name of connected database (string/None)
+    host          - name of the server host (string/None)
+    port          - port used by the database server (integer/-1)
+    opt           - connection options (string/None)
+    tty           - debug terminal (string/None)
+  Return type:
+    pgobject      - the object handling the connection
+  Exceptions raised:
+    TypeError     - bad argument type, or too many arguments
+    SyntaxError   - duplicate argument definition 
+    pg.error      - some error occured during pg connection definition
+    (+ all exceptions relative to object allocation)
+  Description:
+    This method opens a connection to a specified database on a given
+    PostgreSQL server. You can use keywords here, as described in the
+    Python tutorial; 
+    the names of the keywords are the name of the parameters given in the 
+    syntax line. For a precise description of the parameters, please refer to 
+    the PostgreSQL user manual.
+
+  2.1.2. get_defhost, set_defhost - default server host name handling [DV]
+  ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  Syntax: get_defhost()
+  Parameters: 
+    none
+  Return type:
+    string, None  - default host specification
+  Exceptions raised:
+    SyntaxError   - too many arguments
+  Description:
+    This method returns the current default host specification, or None if the
+    environment variables should be used. Environment variables won't be looked
+    up.
+
+  Syntax: set_defhost(host)
+  Parameters:
+    host          - new default host (string/None)
+  Return type:
+    string, None  - previous default host specification
+  Exceptions raised:
+    TypeError     - bad argument type, or too many arguments
+  Description:
+    This methods sets the default host value for new connections. If None is
+    supplied as parameter, environment variables will be used in future 
+    connections. It returns the previous setting for default host.
+
+  2.1.3. get_defport, set_defport - default server port handling [DV]
+  -------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  Syntax: get_defport()
+  Parameters: none
+  Return type:
+    integer, None - default port specification
+  Exceptions raised:
+    SyntaxError   - too many arguments
+  Description: 
+    This method returns the current default port specification, or None if
+    the environment variables should be used. Environment variables won't
+    be looked up.
+
+  Syntax: set_defport(port)
+  Parameters:
+    port          - new default port (integer/-1)
+  Return type:
+    integer, None - previous default port specification
+  Description:
+    This methods sets the default port value for new connections. If -1 is
+    supplied as parameter, environment variables will be used in future 
+    connections. It returns the previous setting for default port.
+
+  2.1.4. get_defopt, set_defopt - default connection options handling [DV]
+  ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  Syntax: get_defopt()
+  Parameters: none
+  Return type:
+    string, None  - default options specification
+  Exceptions raised:
+    SyntaxError   - too many arguments
+  Description:
+    This method returns the current default connection options  specification,
+    or None if the environment variables should be used. Environment variables 
+    won't be looked up.
+
+  Syntax: set_defopt(options)
+  Parameters:
+    options       - new default connection options (string/None)
+  Return type:
+    string, None  - previous default options specification
+  Exceptions raised:
+    TypeError     - bad argument type, or too many arguments
+  Description:
+    This methods sets the default connection options value for new connections.
+    If None is supplied as parameter, environment variables will be used in 
+    future connections. It returns the previous setting for default options.
+
+  2.1.5. get_deftty, set_deftty - default connection debug tty handling [DV]
+  --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  Syntax: get_deftty()
+  Parameters: none
+  Return type:
+    string, None  - default debug terminal specification
+  Exceptions raised:
+    SyntaxError   - too many arguments
+  Description:
+    This method returns the current default debug terminal specification, or 
+    None if the environment variables should be used. Environment variables 
+    won't be looked up.
+
+  Syntax: set_deftty(terminal)
+  Parameters:
+    terminal      - new default debug terminal (string/None)
+  Return type:
+    string, None  - previous default debug terminal specification
+  Exceptions raised:
+    TypeError     - bad argument type, or too many arguments
+  Description:
+    This methods sets the default debug terminal value for new connections. If
+    None is supplied as parameter, environment variables will be used in future
+    connections. It returns the previous setting for default terminal.
+
+  2.1.6. get_defbase, set_defbase - default database name handling [DV]
+  ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  Syntax: get_defbase()
+  Parameters: none
+  Return type:
+    string, None  - default database name specification
+  Exceptions raised:
+    SyntaxError   - too many arguments
+  Description:
+    This method returns the current default database name specification, or 
+    None if the environment variables should be used. Environment variables 
+    won't be looked up.
+
+  Syntax: set_defbase(base)
+  Parameters:
+    base          - new default base name (string/None)
+  Return type:
+    string, None  - previous default database name specification
+  Exceptions raised:
+    TypeError     - bad argument type, or too many arguments
+  Description:
+    This methods sets the default database name value for new connections. If 
+    None is supplied as parameter, environment variables will be used in 
+    future connections. It returns the previous setting for default host.
+
+  2.1.7. Module constants
+  -----------------------
+
+  Some constants are defined in the module dictionnary. They are intended to be
+used as parameters for methods calls. You should refer to PostgreSQL user 
+manual for more information about them. These constants are:
+
+  - large objects access modes, used by (pgobject.)locreate and 
+    (pglarge.)open: (pg.)INV_READ, (pg.)INV_WRITE, (pg.)INV_ARCHIVE
+  - positionnal flags, used by (pglarge.)seek: (pg.)SEEK_SET, 
+    (pg.)SEEK_CUR, (pg.)SEEK_END.
+
+2.2. pgobject description
+---------------------------
+
+  This object handle a connection to a PostgreSQL database. It embends and 
+hides all the parameters that define this connection, thus just leaving really
+significant parameters in function calls.
+  Some methods give direct access to the connection socket. They are specified
+by the tag [DA]. DO NOT USE THEM UNLESS YOU REALLY KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING. If
+you prefer disabling them, set the -DNO_DIRECT option in the Python Setup file.
+  Some other methods give access to large objects (refer to PostgreSQL user
+manual for more information about these). if you want to forbid access to these
+from the module, set the -DNO_LARGE option in the Python Setup file. These 
+methods are specified by the tag [LO].
+
+  2.2.1. query - executes a SQL command string
+  --------------------------------------------
+
+  Syntax: query(command)
+  Parameters:
+    command       - SQL command (string)
+  Return type:
+    pgqueryobject, None    - result values
+  Exceptions raised:
+    TypeError     - bad argument type, or too many arguments.
+    ValueError    - empty SQL query
+    pg.error      - error during query processing, or invalid connection
+  Description:
+    This method simply sends a SQL query to the database. If the command does
+    not return a result (ie. is not a some kind of SELECT statement), it 
+    returns None.  Otherwise, it returns a pgqueryobject that can be
+    accessed via the getresult method or printed.
+
+  pgqueryobject methods
+  ---------------------
+
+    2.2.1.1. getresult - gets the values returned by the query
+    -------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    Syntax: getresult()
+    Parameters: none
+    Return type:
+      list          - result values
+    Exceptions raised:
+      SyntaxError   - too many parameters
+      pg.error      - invalid previous result
+    Description:
+      This method returns the list of the values returned by the last query.
+      More information about this result may be get using listfields,
+      fieldname and fiednum methods. All list elements are strings.
+
+    2.2.3. listfields - lists the fields names of the previous query result
+    -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    Syntax: listfields()
+    Parameters: none
+    Return type:
+      list          - fields names
+    Exceptions raised:
+      SyntaxError   - too many parameters
+      pg.error      - invalid previous result, or invalid connection
+    Description:
+      This method returns the list of names of the fields defined for the
+      query result. The fields are in the same order as the result values.
+  
+    2.2.4. fieldname, fieldnum - field name-number conversion
+    ---------------------------------------------------------
+
+    Syntax: fieldname(i)
+    Parameters:
+      i              - field number (integer)
+    Return type:
+      string         - field name
+    Exceptions raised:
+      TypeError      - bad parameter type, or too many parameters
+      ValueError     - invalid field number
+      pg.error       - invalid previous result, or invalid connection
+    Description:
+      This method allows to find a field name from its rank number. It can be 
+      useful for displaying a result. The fields are in the same order than the
+      result values.
+
+    Syntax: fieldnum(name)
+    Parameters:
+      name           - field name (string)
+    Return type:
+      integer        - field number
+    Exceptions raised:
+      TypeError      - bad parameter type, or too many parameters
+      ValueError     - unknown field name
+      pg.error       - invalid previous result, or invalid connection
+    Description:
+      This method returns a field number from its name.  It can be used to
+      build a function that converts result list strings to their correct
+      type, using a hardcoded table definition.  The number returned is the
+      field rank in the result values list.
+
+  2.2.5. getnotify - gets the last notify from the server
+  -------------------------------------------------------
+
+  Syntax: getnotify()
+  Parameters: none
+  Return type:
+    tuple, None    - last notify from server
+  Exceptions raised:
+    SyntaxError    - too many parameters
+    pg.error       - invalid connection
+  Description:
+    This methods try to get a notify from the server (from the SQL statement 
+    NOTIFY). If the server returns no notify, the methods retuns None. 
+    Otherwise, it returns a tuple (couple) (relname, pid), where relname is the
+    name of the notify and pid the process id of the connection that triggered 
+    the notify.
+
+  2.2.6. inserttable - insert a list into a table
+  -----------------------------------------------
+
+  Syntax: inserttable(table, values)
+  Parameters:
+    table          - the table name (string)
+    values         - list of rows values (list)
+  Return type:
+    None
+  Exception raised:
+    pg.error       - invalid connection
+    TypeError      - bad argument type, or too many arguments
+  Description:
+    This method allow to quickly insert large blocks of data in a table: it
+    inserts the whole values list into the given table. The list is a list of
+    tuples/lists that define the values for each inserted row. The rows values
+    may contain string, integer, long or double (real) values. 
+    BE VERY CAREFUL: this method doesn't typecheck the fields according to the
+    table definition; it just look whether or not it knows how to handle such
+    types.
+
+  2.2.7. putline - writes a line to the server socket [DA]
+  --------------------------------------------------------
+
+  Syntax: putline(line)
+  Parameters:
+    line           - line to be written (string)
+  Return type:
+    None
+  Exceptions raised:
+    pg.error       - invalid connection
+    TypeError      - bad parameter type, or too many parameters
+  Description: 
+    This method allows to directly write a string to the server socket.
+
+  2.2.8. getline - gets a line from server socket [DA]
+  ----------------------------------------------------
+
+  Syntax: getline()
+  Parameters: none
+  Return type:
+    string         - the line read
+  Exceptions raised:
+    pg.error       - invalid connection
+    SyntaxError    - too many parameters
+  Description:
+    This method allows to directly read a string from the server socket.
+
+  2.2.9. endcopy - synchronizes client and server [DA]
+  ----------------------------------------------------
+
+  Syntax: endcopy()
+  Parameters: none
+  Return type:
+    None
+  Exceptions raised:
+    pg.error       - invalid connection
+    SyntaxError    - too many parameters
+  Description:
+    The use of direct access methods may desynchonize client and server. This
+    method ensure that client and server will be synchronized.
+
+  2.2.10. locreate - creates of large object in the database [LO]
+  ---------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  Syntax: locreate(mode)
+  Parameters:
+    mode           - large object create mode
+  Return type:
+    pglarge        - object handling the postgres large object
+  Exceptions raised:
+    pg.error       - invalid connection, or creation error
+    TypeError      - bad parameter type, or too many parameters
+  Description:
+    This method creates a large object in the database. The mode can be defined
+    by OR-ing the constants defined in the pg module (INV_READ, INV_WRITE and
+    INV_ARCHIVE). Please refer to PostgreSQL user manual for a description of
+    the mode values.
+
+  2.2.11. getlo - builds a large object from given oid [LO]
+  ---------------------------------------------------------
+
+  Syntax: getlo(oid)
+  Parameters:
+    oid            - oid of the existing large object (integer)
+  Return type:
+    pglarge        - object handling the postgres large object
+  Exceptions raised:
+    pg.error       - invalid connection
+    TypeError      - bad parameter type, or too many parameters
+    ValueError     - bad oid value (0 is invalid_oid)
+  Description:
+    This method allows to reuse a formerly created large object through the 
+    pglarge interface, providing the user have its oid.
+
+  2.2.12. loimport - import a file to a postgres large object [LO]
+  ----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  Syntax: loimport(name)
+  Parameters:
+    name           - the name of the file to be imported (string)
+  Return type:
+    pglarge        - object handling the postgres large object
+  Exceptions raised:
+    pg.error       - invalid connection, or error during file import
+    TypeError      - bad argument type, or too many arguments
+  Description: 
+    This methods allows to create large objects in a very simple way. You just 
+    give the name of a file containing the data to be use.
+
+  2.2.13. pgobject attributes
+  -----------------------------
+
+  Every pgobject defines a set of read-only attributes that describe the 
+connection and its status. These attributes are:
+  host             - the hostname of the server (string)
+  port             - the port of the server (integer)
+  db               - the selected database (string)
+  options          - the connection options (string)
+  tty              - the connection debug terminal (string)
+  user             - the username on the database system (string)
+  status           - the status of the connection (integer: 1 - OK, 0 - BAD)
+  error            - the last warning/error message from the server (string)
+
+2.3. pglarge description
+--------------------------
+
+  This object handles all the request concerning a postgres large object. It 
+embends and hides all the 'recurrent' variables (object oid and connection), 
+exactly in the same way pgobjects do, thus only keeping significant 
+parameters in function calls. It keeps a reference to the pgobject used for
+its creation, sending requests though with its parameters. Any modification but
+dereferencing the pgobject will thus affect the pglarge object. 
+Dereferencing the initial pgobject is not a problem since Python won't 
+deallocate it before the large object dereference it.
+  All functions return a generic error message on call error, whatever the 
+exact error was. The 'error' attribute of the object allow to get the exact 
+error message.
+
+  2.3.1. open - opens a large object
+  ----------------------------------
+
+  Syntax: open(mode)
+  Parameters:
+    mode           - open mode definition (integer)
+  Return type:
+    None
+  Exceptions raised:
+    pg.error       - invalid connection
+    TypeError      - bad parameter type, or too many parameters
+    IOError        - already opened object, or open error
+  Description:
+    This method opens a large object for reading/writing, in the same way than
+    the UNIX open() function. The mode value can be obtained by OR-ing the 
+    constants defined in the pgmodule (INV_READ, INV_WRITE).
+
+  2.3.2. close - closes a large object
+  ------------------------------------
+
+  Syntax: close()
+  Parameters: none
+  Return type:
+    None
+  Exceptions raised:
+    pg.error       - invalid connection
+    SyntaxError    - too many parameters
+    IOError        - object is not opened, or close error
+  Description:
+    This method closes a previously opened large object, in the same way than 
+    the UNIX close() function.
+
+  2.3.4. read, write, tell, seek, unlink - file like large object handling
+  ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  Syntax: read(size)
+  Parameters:
+    size           - maximal size of the buffer to be read
+  Return type:
+    sized string   - the read buffer
+  Exceptions raised:
+    pg.error       - invalid connection or invalid object
+    TypeError      - bad parameter type, or too many parameters
+    IOError        - object is not opened, or read error
+  Description:
+    This function allows to read data from a large object, starting at current
+    position.
+
+  Syntax: write(string)
+  Parameters:
+    (sized) string - buffer to be written
+  Return type:
+    None
+  Exceptions raised:
+    pg.error       - invalid connection or invalid object
+    TypeError      - bad parameter type, or too many parameters
+    IOError        - object is not opened, or write error
+  Description:
+    This function allows to write data to a large object, starting at current 
+    position.
+
+  Syntax: seek(offset, whence)
+  Parameters:
+    offset          - position offset
+    whence          - positionnal parameter
+  Return type:
+    integer         - new position in object
+  Exception raised:
+    pg.error        - invalid connection or invalid object
+    TypeError       - bad parameter type, or too many parameters
+    IOError         - object is not opened, or seek error
+  Description:
+    This method allows to move the position cursor in the large object. The 
+    whence parameter can be obtained by OR-ing the constants defined in the 
+    pg module (SEEK_SET, SEEK_CUR, SEEK_END).
+
+  Syntax: tell()
+  Parameters: none
+  Return type:
+    integer         - current position in large object
+  Exception raised:
+    pg.error        - invalid connection or invalid object
+    SyntaxError     - too many parameters
+    IOError         - object is not opened, or seek error
+  Description:
+    This method allows to get the current position in the large object.
+
+  Syntax: unlink()
+  Parameter: none
+  Return type:
+    None
+  Exception raised:
+    pg.error        - invalid connection or incaid object
+    SyntaxError     - too many parameters
+    IOError         - object is not closed, or unlink error
+  Description:
+    This methods unlinks (deletes) the postgres large object.
+
+  2.3.5. size - gives the large object size
+  -----------------------------------------
+
+  Syntax: size()
+  Parameters: none
+  Return type:
+    integer         - large object size
+  Exceptions raised:
+    pg.error        - invalid connection or invalid object
+    SyntaxError     - too many parameters
+    IOError         - object is not opened, or seek/tell error
+  Description:
+    This (composite) method allows to get the size of a large object. Currently
+    the large object needs to be opened. It was implemented because this 
+    function is very useful for a WWW interfaced database.
+
+  2.3.6. export - saves a large object to a file
+  ----------------------------------------------
+
+  Syntax: export(name)
+  Parameters:
+    name            - file to be created
+  Return type:
+    None
+  Exception raised:
+    pg.error        - invalid connection or invalid object
+    TypeError       - bad parameter type, or too many parameters
+    IOError         - object is not closed, or export error
+  Description:
+    This methods allows to dump the content of a large object in a very simple
+    way. The exported file is created on the host of the program, not the 
+    server host.
+
+  2.3.7. Object attributes
+  ------------------------
+
+  pglarge objects define a read-only set of attributes that allow to get some
+information about it. These attributes are:
+  oid                - the oid associated with the object
+  pgcnx              - the pgobject associated with the object
+  error              - the last warning/error message of the connection
+BE CAREFUL:  in multithreaded environments, 'error' may be modified by another
+thread using the same pgobject. Remember these object are shared, not 
+duplicated. You should provide some locking to be able if you want to check 
+this.
+  The oid attribute is very interesting because it allow you reuse the oid 
+later, creating the pglarge object with a pgobject getlo() method call.
diff --git a/src/interfaces/python/pgext.py b/src/interfaces/python/pgext.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..97c7e342bfcd7008208935d9eedee9d76bba5f84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/interfaces/python/pgext.py
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+from pg import *
+
+# This library file contains some common functions not directly provided by the
+# PostGres C library. It offers too a keyword interface for pgmodule connect
+# function.
+
+# encapsulate pg connect function for keywords enabling
+def doconnect(dbname = None, host = None, port = None, opt = None, tty = None):
+	return connect(dbname, host, port, opt, tty)
+
+# list all databases on the server 
+def ListDB(pgcnx):
+	result = pgcnx.query("select datname from pg_database")
+	list = []
+	for node in result:
+		list.append(result[i][0])
+	return list
+
+# list all tables (classes) in the selected database
+def ListTables(pgcnx):
+	result = pgcnx.query("select relname from pg_class "	\
+		"where relkind = 'r' "				\
+		"  and relname !~ '^Inv' "			\
+		"  and relname !~ '^pg_'")
+	list = []
+	for node in result:
+		list.append(node[0])
+	return list
+
+# list table fields (attribute) in given table
+def ListAllFields(pgcnx, table):
+	result = pgcnx.query("select c.relname, a.attname, t.typname " \
+		"from pg_class c, pg_attribute a, pg_type t "	\
+		"where c.relname = '%s' "			\
+		"  and a.attnum > 0"				\
+		"  and a.attrelid = c.oid"			\
+		"  and a.atttypid = t.oid "			\
+		"order by relname, attname" % table)
+	# personnal preference ... so I leave the original query
+	list = []
+	for node in result:
+		list.append(node[1], node[2])
+	return list
diff --git a/src/interfaces/python/pgmodule.c b/src/interfaces/python/pgmodule.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1dbadb1fc086ed85c93b60b804cdce3ec927e745
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/interfaces/python/pgmodule.c
@@ -0,0 +1,1778 @@
+/*
+ * PyGres, version 2.0 A Python interface for PostgreSQL database. Written by
+ * D'Arcy J.M. Cain, (darcy@druid.net).  Based heavily on code written by
+ * Pascal Andre, andre@chimay.via.ecp.fr. Copyright (c) 1995, Pascal Andre
+ * (andre@via.ecp.fr).
+ * 
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its
+ * documentation for any purpose, without fee, and without a written
+ * agreement is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright notice and
+ * this paragraph and the following two paragraphs appear in all copies or in
+ * any new file that contains a substantial portion of this file.
+ * 
+ * IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT,
+ * SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFITS,
+ * ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE AND ITS DOCUMENTATION, EVEN IF THE
+ * AUTHOR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ * 
+ * THE AUTHOR SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
+ * TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
+ * PURPOSE.  THE SOFTWARE PROVIDED HEREUNDER IS ON AN "AS IS" BASIS, AND THE
+ * AUTHOR HAS NO OBLIGATIONS TO PROVIDE MAINTENANCE, SUPPORT, UPDATES,
+ * ENHANCEMENTS, OR MODIFICATIONS.
+ * 
+ * Further modifications copyright 1997 by D'Arcy J.M. Cain (darcy@druid.net)
+ * subject to the same terms and conditions as above.
+ * 
+ */
+
+#include <Python.h>
+#include <libpq-fe.h>
+#include <libpq/libpq-fs.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+static PyObject *PGError;
+
+/* taken from fileobject.c */
+#define BUF(v) PyString_AS_STRING((PyStringObject *)(v))
+
+#define CHECK_OPEN        1
+#define CHECK_CLOSE       2
+
+#define MAX_BUFFER_SIZE   8192	/* maximum transaction size */
+
+#ifndef NO_DIRECT
+#define DIRECT_ACCESS     1		/* enables direct access functions */
+#endif							/* NO_DIRECT */
+
+#ifndef NO_LARGE
+#define LARGE_OBJECTS     1		/* enables large objects support */
+#endif							/* NO_LARGE */
+
+#ifndef NO_DEF_VAR
+#define DEFAULT_VARS      1		/* enables default variables use */
+#endif							/* NO_DEF_VAR */
+
+/* --------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+/* MODULE GLOBAL VARIABLES */
+
+#ifdef DEFAULT_VARS
+
+PyObject       *pg_default_host;	/* default database host */
+PyObject       *pg_default_base;	/* default database name */
+PyObject       *pg_default_opt;		/* default connection options */
+PyObject       *pg_default_tty;		/* default debug tty */
+PyObject       *pg_default_port;	/* default connection port */
+
+#endif							/* DEFAULT_VARS */
+
+/* --------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+/* OBJECTS DECLARATION */
+
+/* pg connection object */
+
+typedef struct
+{
+	PyObject_HEAD
+	int             valid;			/* validity flag */
+	PGconn         *cnx;			/* PostGres connection handle */
+}               pgobject;
+
+staticforward PyTypeObject PgType;
+
+#define is_pgobject(v) ((v)->ob_type == &PgType)
+
+/* pg query object */
+
+typedef struct
+{
+	PyObject_HEAD
+	PGresult       *last_result;	/* last result content */
+}               pgqueryobject;
+
+staticforward PyTypeObject PgQueryType;
+
+#define is_pgqueryobject(v) ((v)->ob_type == &PgQueryType)
+
+#ifdef LARGE_OBJECTS
+/* pg large object */
+
+typedef struct
+{
+	PyObject_HEAD
+	pgobject * pgcnx;
+	Oid             lo_oid;
+	int             lo_fd;
+}               pglargeobject;
+
+staticforward PyTypeObject PglargeType;
+
+#define is_pglargeobject(v) ((v)->ob_type == &PglargeType)
+#endif							/* LARGE_OBJECTS */
+
+/* --------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+/* INTERNAL FUNCTIONS */
+
+#ifdef LARGE_OBJECTS
+/* validity check (large object) */
+static int
+check_lo(pglargeobject * self, int level)
+{
+	if (!self->lo_oid)
+	{
+		PyErr_SetString(PGError, "object is not valid (null oid).");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (level & CHECK_OPEN)
+	{
+		if (self->lo_fd < 0)
+		{
+			PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IOError, "object is not opened.");
+			return 0;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (level & CHECK_CLOSE)
+	{
+		if (self->lo_fd >= 0)
+		{
+			PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IOError, "object is already opened.");
+			return 0;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
+#endif							/* LARGE_OBJECTS */
+
+/* --------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+#ifdef LARGE_OBJECTS
+/* PG CONNECTION OBJECT IMPLEMENTATION */
+
+/* pglargeobject initialisation (from pgobject) */
+
+/* creates large object */
+static PyObject  *
+pg_locreate(pgobject * self, PyObject * args)
+{
+	int             mode;
+	pglargeobject  *npglo;
+
+	/* gets arguments */
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "i", &mode))
+	{
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
+				"locreate(mode), with mode (integer).");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	if ((npglo = PyObject_NEW(pglargeobject, &PglargeType)) == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+
+	npglo->pgcnx = self;
+	Py_XINCREF(self);
+	npglo->lo_fd = -1;
+	npglo->lo_oid = lo_creat(self->cnx, mode);
+
+	/* checks result validity */
+	if (npglo->lo_oid == 0)
+	{
+		PyErr_SetString(PGError, "can't create large object.");
+		Py_XDECREF(npglo);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	return (PyObject *) npglo;
+}
+
+/* init from already known oid */
+static PyObject *
+pg_getlo(pgobject * self, PyObject * args)
+{
+	int             lo_oid;
+	pglargeobject  *npglo;
+
+	/* gets arguments */
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "i", &lo_oid))
+	{
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "loopen(oid), with oid (integer).");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	if (!lo_oid)
+	{
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError, "the object oid can't be null.");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	/* creates object */
+	if ((npglo = PyObject_NEW(pglargeobject, &PglargeType)) == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+
+	npglo->pgcnx = self;
+	Py_XINCREF(self);
+	npglo->lo_fd = -1;
+	npglo->lo_oid = lo_oid;
+
+	return (PyObject *) npglo;
+}
+
+/* import unix file */
+static PyObject *
+pg_loimport(pgobject * self, PyObject * args)
+{
+	char           *name;
+	pglargeobject  *npglo;
+
+	/* gets arguments */
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "s", &name))
+	{
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "loimport(name), with name (string).");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	if ((npglo = PyObject_NEW(pglargeobject, &PglargeType)) == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+
+	npglo->pgcnx = self;
+	Py_XINCREF(self);
+	npglo->lo_fd = -1;
+	npglo->lo_oid = lo_import(self->cnx, name);
+
+	/* checks result validity */
+	if (npglo->lo_oid == 0)
+	{
+		PyErr_SetString(PGError, "can't create large object.");
+		Py_XDECREF(npglo);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	return (PyObject *) npglo;
+}
+
+/* pglargeobject methods */
+
+/* destructor */
+static void
+pglarge_dealloc(pglargeobject * self)
+{
+	if (self->lo_fd >= 0 && self->pgcnx->valid == 1)
+		lo_close(self->pgcnx->cnx, self->lo_fd);
+
+	Py_XDECREF(self->pgcnx);
+	PyMem_DEL(self);
+}
+
+/* opens large object */
+static PyObject *
+pglarge_open(pglargeobject * self, PyObject * args)
+{
+	int             mode, fd;
+
+	/* check validity */
+	if (!check_lo(self, CHECK_CLOSE))
+		return NULL;
+
+	/* gets arguments */
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "i", &mode))
+	{
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "open(mode), with mode(integer).");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	/* opens large object */
+	if ((fd = lo_open(self->pgcnx->cnx, self->lo_oid, mode)) < 0)
+	{
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IOError, "can't open large object.");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	self->lo_fd = fd;
+
+	/* no error : returns Py_None */
+	Py_INCREF(Py_None);
+	return Py_None;
+}
+
+/* close large object */
+static PyObject *
+pglarge_close(pglargeobject * self, PyObject * args)
+{
+	/* checks args */
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, ""))
+	{
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_SyntaxError,
+				"method close() takes no parameters.");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	/* checks validity */
+	if (!check_lo(self, CHECK_OPEN))
+		return NULL;
+
+	/* closes large object */
+	if (lo_close(self->pgcnx->cnx, self->lo_fd))
+	{
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IOError, "error while closing large object fd.");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	self->lo_fd = -1;
+
+	/* no error : returns Py_None */
+	Py_INCREF(Py_None);
+	return Py_None;
+}
+
+/* reads from large object */
+static PyObject *
+pglarge_read(pglargeobject * self, PyObject * args)
+{
+	int             size;
+	PyObject       *buffer;
+
+	/* checks validity */
+	if (!check_lo(self, CHECK_OPEN))
+		return NULL;
+
+	/* gets arguments */
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "i", &size))
+	{
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "read(size), wih size (integer).");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	if (size <= 0)
+	{
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError, "size must be positive.");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	/* allocate buffer and runs read */
+	buffer = PyString_FromStringAndSize((char *) NULL, size);
+
+	if ((size = lo_read(self->pgcnx->cnx, self->lo_fd, BUF(buffer), size)) < 0)
+	{
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IOError, "error while reading.");
+		Py_XDECREF(buffer);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	/* resize buffer and returns it */
+	_PyString_Resize(&buffer, size);
+	return buffer;
+}
+
+/* write to large object */
+static PyObject *
+pglarge_write(pglargeobject * self, PyObject * args)
+{
+	PyObject       *buffer;
+	int             size;
+
+	/* checks validity */
+	if (!check_lo(self, CHECK_OPEN))
+		return NULL;
+
+	/* gets arguments */
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "s", &buffer))
+	{
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
+				"write(buffer), with buffer (sized string).");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	/* sends query */
+	if ((size = lo_write(self->pgcnx->cnx, self->lo_fd, (char *) BUF(buffer),
+					PyString_Size(buffer))) <  PyString_Size(buffer))
+	{
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IOError, "buffer truncated during write.");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	/* no error : returns Py_None */
+	Py_INCREF(Py_None);
+	return Py_None;
+}
+
+/* go to position in large object */
+static PyObject *
+pglarge_lseek(pglargeobject * self, PyObject * args)
+{
+	int             ret, offset, whence;
+
+	/* checks validity */
+	if (!check_lo(self, CHECK_OPEN))
+		return NULL;
+
+	/* gets arguments */
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "ii", offset, whence))
+	{
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
+				"lseek(offset, whence), with offset and whence (integers).");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	/* sends query */
+	if ((ret = lo_lseek(self->pgcnx->cnx, self->lo_fd, offset, whence)) == -1)
+	{
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IOError, "error while moving cursor.");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	/* returns position */
+	return PyInt_FromLong(ret);
+}
+
+/* gets large object size */
+static PyObject *
+pglarge_size(pglargeobject * self, PyObject * args)
+{
+	int             start, end;
+
+	/* checks args */
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, ""))
+	{
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_SyntaxError,
+				"method size() takes no parameters.");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	/* checks validity */
+	if (!check_lo(self, CHECK_OPEN))
+		return NULL;
+
+	/* gets current position */
+	if ((start = lo_tell(self->pgcnx->cnx, self->lo_fd)) == -1)
+	{
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IOError, "error while getting current position.");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	/* gets end position */
+	if ((end = lo_lseek(self->pgcnx->cnx, self->lo_fd, 0, SEEK_END)) == -1)
+	{
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IOError, "error while getting end position.");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	/* move back to start position */
+	if ((start = lo_lseek(self->pgcnx->cnx,self->lo_fd,start,SEEK_SET)) == -1)
+	{
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IOError,
+				"error while moving back to first position.");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	/* returns size */
+	return PyInt_FromLong(end);
+}
+
+/* gets large object cursor position */
+static PyObject *
+pglarge_tell(pglargeobject * self, PyObject * args)
+{
+	int             start;
+
+	/* checks args */
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, ""))
+	{
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_SyntaxError,
+				"method tell() takes no parameters.");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	/* checks validity */
+	if (!check_lo(self, CHECK_OPEN))
+		return NULL;
+
+	/* gets current position */
+	if ((start = lo_tell(self->pgcnx->cnx, self->lo_fd)) == -1)
+	{
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IOError, "error while getting position.");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	/* returns size */
+	return PyInt_FromLong(start);
+}
+
+/* exports large object as unix file */
+static PyObject *
+pglarge_export(pglargeobject * self, PyObject * args)
+{
+	char           *name;
+
+	/* checks validity */
+	if (!check_lo(self, CHECK_CLOSE))
+		return NULL;
+
+	/* gets arguments */
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "s", &name))
+	{
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
+				"export(filename), with filename (string).");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	/* runs command */
+	if (!lo_export(self->pgcnx->cnx, self->lo_oid, name))
+	{
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IOError, "error while exporting large object.");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	Py_INCREF(Py_None);
+	return Py_None;
+}
+
+/* deletes a large object */
+static PyObject *
+pglarge_unlink(pglargeobject * self, PyObject * args)
+{
+	/* checks args */
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, ""))
+	{
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_SyntaxError,
+				"method unlink() takes no parameters.");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	/* checks validity */
+	if (!check_lo(self, CHECK_CLOSE))
+		return NULL;
+
+	/* deletes the object, invalidate it on success */
+	if (!lo_unlink(self->pgcnx->cnx, self->lo_oid))
+	{
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IOError, "error while unlinking large object");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	self->lo_oid = 0;
+
+	Py_INCREF(Py_None);
+	return Py_None;
+}
+
+/* large object methods */
+static struct PyMethodDef pglarge_methods[] = {
+	{"open",	(PyCFunction) pglarge_open, 1},	/* opens large object */
+	{"close",	(PyCFunction) pglarge_close, 1},/* closes large object */
+	{"read",	(PyCFunction) pglarge_read, 1},	/* reads from large object */
+	{"write",	(PyCFunction) pglarge_write, 1},/* writes to large object */
+	{"seek",	(PyCFunction) pglarge_lseek, 1},/* seeks position */
+	{"size",	(PyCFunction) pglarge_size, 1},	/* gives object size */
+	{"tell",	(PyCFunction) pglarge_tell, 1},	/* gives position in lobj */
+	{"export",	(PyCFunction) pglarge_export, 1},/* exports to unix file */
+	{"unlink",	(PyCFunction) pglarge_unlink, 1},/* deletes a large object */
+	{NULL, NULL}								/* sentinel */
+};
+
+/* get attribute */
+static PyObject *
+pglarge_getattr(pglargeobject * self, char *name)
+{
+	/* list postgreSQL large object fields */
+
+	/* associated pg connection object */
+	if (!strcmp(name, "pgcnx"))
+	{
+		if (check_lo(self, 0))
+		{
+			Py_INCREF(self->pgcnx);
+			return (PyObject *) (self->pgcnx);
+		}
+
+		Py_INCREF(Py_None);
+		return Py_None;
+	}
+
+	/* large object oid */
+	if (!strcmp(name, "oid"))
+	{
+		if (check_lo(self, 0))
+			return PyInt_FromLong(self->lo_oid);
+
+		Py_INCREF(Py_None);
+		return Py_None;
+	}
+
+	/* error (status) message */
+	if (!strcmp(name, "error"))
+		return PyString_FromString(PQerrorMessage(self->pgcnx->cnx));
+
+	/* attributes list */
+	if (!strcmp(name, "__members__"))
+	{
+		PyObject       *list = PyList_New(3);
+
+		if (list)
+		{
+			PyList_SetItem(list, 0, PyString_FromString("oid"));
+			PyList_SetItem(list, 1, PyString_FromString("pgcnx"));
+			PyList_SetItem(list, 2, PyString_FromString("error"));
+		}
+
+		return list;
+	}
+
+	return Py_FindMethod(pglarge_methods, (PyObject *) self, name);
+}
+
+/* object type definition */
+staticforward PyTypeObject PglargeType = {
+	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
+	0,								/* ob_size */
+	"pglarge",						/* tp_name */
+	sizeof(pglargeobject),			/* tp_basicsize */
+	0,								/* tp_itemsize */
+
+	/* methods */
+	(destructor) pglarge_dealloc,	/* tp_dealloc */
+	0,								/* tp_print */
+	(getattrfunc) pglarge_getattr,	/* tp_getattr */
+	0,								/* tp_setattr */
+	0,								/* tp_compare */
+	0,								/* tp_repr */
+	0,								/* tp_as_number */
+	0,								/* tp_as_sequence */
+	0,								/* tp_as_mapping */
+	0,								/* tp_hash */
+};
+
+#endif							/* LARGE_OBJECTS */
+
+/* --------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+/* PG CONNECTION OBJECT IMPLEMENTATION */
+
+/* pgobject initialisation (from module) */
+
+static PyObject *
+pgconnect(pgobject * self, PyObject * args, PyObject * dict)
+{
+	char           *pghost, *pgopt, *pgtty, *pgdbname;
+	int             pgport;
+	char            port_buffer[20];
+	PyObject       *temp;
+	pgobject       *npgobj;
+	PGconn         *test_cnx;
+
+	pghost = pgopt = pgtty = pgdbname = NULL;
+	pgport = -1;
+
+	/* parses standard arguments */
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "|zzlzz",
+					&pgdbname, &pghost, &pgport, &pgopt, &pgtty))
+	{
+		PyErr_Clear();
+
+		if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, ""))
+		{
+			PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
+						"connect(dbname, host, port, opt, tty), "
+							"with args (opt., strings or None).");
+			return NULL;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* looks for keywords arguments */
+	if (PyMapping_Check(dict))
+	{
+		/* server host */
+		if (PyMapping_HasKeyString(dict, "host"))
+		{
+			if ((temp = PyMapping_GetItemString(dict, "host")) != NULL)
+			{
+				if (pghost)
+				{
+					PyErr_SetString(PyExc_SyntaxError,
+								"Duplicate argument definition.");
+					return NULL;
+				}
+
+				if (!PyString_Check(temp))
+				{
+					PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
+								 "'Host' argument must be a string.");
+					return NULL;
+				}
+
+				pghost = PyString_AsString(temp);
+			}
+		}
+
+		/* server port */
+		if (PyMapping_HasKeyString(dict, "port"))
+		{
+			if ((temp = PyMapping_GetItemString(dict, "port")) != NULL)
+			{
+				if (pgport != -1)
+				{
+					PyErr_SetString(PyExc_SyntaxError,
+								"Duplicate argument definition.");
+					return NULL;
+				}
+
+				if (!PyInt_Check(temp))
+				{
+					PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
+								"'Port' argument must be an integer.");
+					return NULL;
+				}
+
+				pgport = PyInt_AsLong(temp);
+			}
+		}
+
+		/* connection options */
+		if (PyMapping_HasKeyString(dict, "opt"))
+		{
+			if ((temp = PyMapping_GetItemString(dict, "opt")) != NULL)
+			{
+				if (pgtty)
+				{
+					PyErr_SetString(PyExc_SyntaxError,
+								"Duplicate argument definition.");
+					return NULL;
+				}
+
+				if (!PyString_Check(temp))
+				{
+					PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
+								"'opt' argument must be a string.");
+					return NULL;
+				}
+
+				pgopt = PyString_AsString(temp);
+			}
+		}
+
+		/* debug terminal */
+		if (PyMapping_HasKeyString(dict, "tty"))
+		{
+			if ((temp = PyMapping_GetItemString(dict, "tty")) != NULL)
+			{
+				if (pgtty)
+				{
+					PyErr_SetString(PyExc_SyntaxError,
+							"Duplicate argument definition.");
+					return NULL;
+				}
+
+				if (!PyString_Check(temp))
+				{
+					PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
+							"'tty' argument must be a string.");
+					return NULL;
+				}
+
+				pgtty = PyString_AsString(temp);
+			}
+		}
+
+		/* database name */
+		if (PyMapping_HasKeyString(dict, "dbname"))
+		{
+			if ((temp = PyMapping_GetItemString(dict, "dbname")) != NULL)
+			{
+				if (pgdbname)
+				{
+					PyErr_SetString(PyExc_SyntaxError,
+							"Duplicate argument definition.");
+					return NULL;
+				}
+
+				if (!PyString_Check(temp))
+				{
+					PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
+							"'dbname' argument must be a string.");
+					return NULL;
+				}
+
+				pgdbname = PyString_AsString(temp);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+#ifdef DEFAULT_VARS
+	/* handles defaults variables (for unintialised vars) */
+	if ((!pghost) && (pg_default_host != Py_None))
+		pghost = PyString_AsString(pg_default_host);
+
+	if ((pgport == -1) && (pg_default_port != Py_None))
+		pgport = PyInt_AsLong(pg_default_port);
+
+	if ((!pgopt) && (pg_default_opt != Py_None))
+		pgopt = PyString_AsString(pg_default_opt);
+
+	if ((!pgtty) && (pg_default_tty != Py_None))
+		pgtty = PyString_AsString(pg_default_tty);
+
+	if ((!pgdbname) && (pg_default_base != Py_None))
+		pgdbname = PyString_AsString(pg_default_base);
+#endif							/* DEFAULT_VARS */
+
+	if ((npgobj = PyObject_NEW(pgobject, &PgType)) == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (pgport != -1)
+	{
+		bzero(port_buffer, sizeof(port_buffer));
+		sprintf(port_buffer, "%d", pgport);
+		npgobj->cnx = PQsetdb(pghost, port_buffer, pgopt, pgtty, pgdbname);
+	}
+	else
+		npgobj->cnx = PQsetdb(pghost, NULL, pgopt, pgtty, pgdbname);
+
+	if (PQstatus(npgobj->cnx) == CONNECTION_BAD)
+	{
+		PyErr_SetString(PGError, PQerrorMessage(npgobj->cnx));
+		Py_XDECREF(npgobj);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	return (PyObject *) npgobj;
+}
+
+/* pgobject methods */
+
+/* destructor */
+static void
+pg_dealloc(pgobject * self)
+{
+	PQfinish(self->cnx);
+	PyMem_DEL(self);
+}
+
+static void
+pg_querydealloc(pgqueryobject * self)
+{
+	if (self->last_result)
+		PQclear(self->last_result);
+
+	PyMem_DEL(self);
+}
+
+/* resets connection */
+static PyObject *
+pg_reset(pgobject * self, PyObject * args)
+{
+	/* checks args */
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, ""))
+	{
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_SyntaxError,
+				"method reset() takes no parameters.");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	/* resets the connection */
+	PQreset(self->cnx);
+	Py_INCREF(Py_None);
+	return Py_None;
+}
+
+/* list fields names from query result */
+static PyObject *
+pg_listfields(pgqueryobject * self, PyObject * args)
+{
+	int             i, n;
+	char           *name;
+	PyObject       *fieldstuple, *str;
+
+	/* checks args */
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, ""))
+	{
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_SyntaxError,
+				"method listfields() takes no parameters.");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	/* builds tuple */
+	n = PQnfields(self->last_result);
+	fieldstuple = PyTuple_New(n);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
+	{
+		name = PQfname(self->last_result, i);
+		str = PyString_FromString(name);
+		PyTuple_SetItem(fieldstuple, i, str);
+	}
+
+	return fieldstuple;
+}
+
+/* get field name from last result */
+static PyObject *
+pg_fieldname(pgqueryobject * self, PyObject * args)
+{
+	int             i;
+	char           *name;
+
+	/* gets args */
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "i", &i))
+	{
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
+				"fieldname(number), with number(integer).");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	/* checks number validity */
+	if (i >= PQnfields(self->last_result))
+	{
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError, "invalid field number.");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	/* gets fields name and builds object */
+	name = PQfname(self->last_result, i);
+	return PyString_FromString(name);
+}
+
+/* gets fields number from name in last result */
+static PyObject *
+pg_fieldnum(pgqueryobject * self, PyObject * args)
+{
+	char           *name;
+	int             num;
+
+	/* gets args */
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "s", &name))
+	{
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "fieldnum(name), with name (string).");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	/* gets field number */
+	if ((num = PQfnumber(self->last_result, name)) == -1)
+	{
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError, "Unknown field.");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	return PyInt_FromLong(num);
+}
+
+/* retrieves last result */
+static PyObject *
+pg_getresult(pgqueryobject * self, PyObject * args)
+{
+	PyObject       *rowtuple, *reslist, *str;
+	int             i, j, m, n;
+
+	/* checks args (args == NULL for an internal call) */
+	if ((args != NULL) && (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "")))
+	{
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_SyntaxError,
+				"method getresult() takes no parameters.");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	/* stores result in tuple */
+	reslist = PyList_New(0);
+	m = PQntuples(self->last_result);
+	n = PQnfields(self->last_result);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < m; i++)
+	{
+		rowtuple = PyTuple_New(n);
+		for (j = 0; j < n; j++)
+		{
+			str = PyString_FromString(PQgetvalue(self->last_result, i, j));
+			PyTuple_SetItem(rowtuple, j, str);
+		}
+
+		PyList_Append(reslist, rowtuple);
+		Py_XDECREF(rowtuple);
+	}
+
+	/* returns list */
+	return reslist;
+}
+
+/* getq asynchronous notify */
+static PyObject *
+pg_getnotify(pgobject * self, PyObject * args)
+{
+	PGnotify       *notify;
+	PGresult       *result;
+	PyObject       *notify_result, *temp;
+
+	/* checks args */
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, ""))
+	{
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_SyntaxError,
+				"method getnotify() takes no parameters.");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	/* gets notify and builds result */
+	/* notifies only come back as result of a query, so I send an empty query */
+	result = PQexec(self->cnx, " ");
+
+	if ((notify = PQnotifies(self->cnx)) != NULL)
+	{
+		notify_result = PyTuple_New(2);
+		temp = PyString_FromString(notify->relname);
+		PyTuple_SetItem(notify_result, 0, temp);
+		temp = PyInt_FromLong(notify->be_pid);
+		PyTuple_SetItem(notify_result, 1, temp);
+		free(notify);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		Py_INCREF(Py_None);
+		notify_result = Py_None;
+	}
+
+	PQclear(result);
+
+	/* returns result */
+	return notify_result;
+}
+
+/* database query */
+static PyObject *
+pg_query(pgobject * self, PyObject * args)
+{
+	char           *query;
+	PGresult       *result;
+	PyObject       *rowtuple, *reslist, *str;
+	pgqueryobject  *npgobj;
+	int             i, j, m, n, status;
+
+	/* get query args */
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "s", &query))
+	{
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "query(sql), with sql (string).");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	/* gets result */
+	result = PQexec(self->cnx, query);
+
+	/* checks result validity */
+	if (!result)
+	{
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError, PQerrorMessage(self->cnx));
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	/* checks result status */
+	if ((status = PQresultStatus(result)) != PGRES_TUPLES_OK)
+	{
+		PQclear(result);
+
+		switch (status)
+		{
+			case PGRES_EMPTY_QUERY:
+				PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError, "empty query.");
+				break;
+			case PGRES_BAD_RESPONSE:
+				PyErr_SetString(PGError,
+						"unexpected responsed received from server.");
+				break;
+			case PGRES_FATAL_ERROR:
+				PyErr_SetString(PGError,
+					"server fatal error.  "
+							"Please report to your db administrator.");
+				break;
+			case PGRES_NONFATAL_ERROR:
+				PyErr_SetString(PGError, "server (non fatal) error.");
+				break;
+			case PGRES_COMMAND_OK:	/* no data will be received */
+			case PGRES_COPY_OUT:
+			case PGRES_COPY_IN:
+				Py_INCREF(Py_None);
+				return Py_None;
+			default:
+				PyErr_SetString(PGError, "internal error: "
+											"unknown result status.");
+				break;
+		}
+
+		return NULL;			/* error detected on query */
+	}
+
+	if ((npgobj = PyObject_NEW(pgqueryobject, &PgQueryType)) == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+
+	/* stores result and returns object */
+	npgobj->last_result = result;
+	return (PyObject *) npgobj;
+}
+
+#ifdef DIRECT_ACCESS
+/* direct acces function : putline */
+static PyObject *
+pg_putline(pgobject * self, PyObject * args)
+{
+	char           *line;
+
+	/* reads args */
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "s", &line))
+	{
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "putline(line), with line (string).");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	/* sends line to backend */
+	PQputline(self->cnx, line);
+	Py_INCREF(Py_None);
+	return Py_None;
+}
+
+/* direct access function : getline */
+static PyObject *
+pg_getline(pgobject * self, PyObject * args)
+{
+	char           *line;
+	PyObject       *str;
+	int             ret;
+
+	/* checks args */
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, ""))
+	{
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_SyntaxError,
+				"method getline() takes no parameters.");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	/* allocate buffer */
+	if ((line = malloc(MAX_BUFFER_SIZE)) == NULL)
+	{
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_MemoryError, "can't allocate getline buffer");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	/* gets line */
+	switch (PQgetline(self->cnx, line, MAX_BUFFER_SIZE))
+	{
+		case 0:
+			str = PyString_FromString(line);
+			break;
+		case 1:
+			PyErr_SetString(PyExc_MemoryError, "buffer overflow");
+			str = NULL;
+			break;
+		case EOF:
+			Py_INCREF(Py_None);
+			str = Py_None;
+			break;
+	}
+
+	free(line);
+	return str;
+}
+
+/* direct access function : end copy */
+static PyObject *
+pg_endcopy(pgobject * self, PyObject * args)
+{
+	/* checks args */
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, ""))
+	{
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_SyntaxError,
+				"method endcopy() takes no parameters.");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	/* ends direct copy */
+	PQendcopy(self->cnx);
+	Py_INCREF(Py_None);
+	return Py_None;
+}
+#endif							/* DIRECT_ACCESS */
+
+
+static PyObject *
+pg_print(pgqueryobject *self, FILE *fp, int flags)
+{
+	PQprintOpt		op;
+
+	memset(&op, 0, sizeof(op));
+	op.align = 1; 
+	op.header = 1;
+	op.fieldSep = "|";
+	op.pager = 1;
+	PQprint(fp, self->last_result, &op);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* insert table */
+static PyObject *
+pg_inserttable(pgobject * self, PyObject * args)
+{
+	PGresult       *result;
+	char           *table, *buffer, *temp;
+	char            temp_buffer[256];
+	PyObject       *list, *sublist, *item;
+	PyObject       *(*getitem) (PyObject *, int);
+	PyObject       *(*getsubitem) (PyObject *, int);
+	int             i, j;
+
+	/* gets arguments */
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "sO:filter", &table, &list))
+	{
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
+				"tableinsert(table, content), with table (string) "
+				   "and content (list).");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	/* checks list type */
+	if (PyTuple_Check(list))
+		getitem = PyTuple_GetItem;
+	else if (PyList_Check(list))
+		getitem = PyList_GetItem;
+	else
+	{
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
+				"second arg must be some kind of array.");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	/* checks sublists type */
+	for (i = 0; sublist = getitem(list, i); i++)
+	{
+		if (!PyTuple_Check(sublist) && !PyList_Check(sublist))
+		{
+			PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
+					"second arg must contain some kind of arrays.");
+			return NULL;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* allocate buffer */
+	if (!(buffer = (char *) malloc(MAX_BUFFER_SIZE)))
+	{
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_MemoryError, "can't allocate insert buffer.");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	/* starts query */
+	sprintf(buffer, "copy %s from stdin", table);
+
+	if (!(result = PQexec(self->cnx, buffer)))
+	{
+		free(buffer);
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError, PQerrorMessage(self->cnx));
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	PQclear(result);
+
+	/* feeds table */
+	for (i = 0; sublist = getitem(list, i); i++)
+	{
+		if (PyTuple_Check(sublist))
+			getsubitem = PyTuple_GetItem;
+		else
+			getsubitem = PyList_GetItem;
+
+		/* builds insert line */
+		buffer[0] = 0;
+
+		for (j = 0; item = getsubitem(sublist, j); j++)
+		{
+			/* converts item to string */
+			if (PyString_Check(item))
+				PyArg_ParseTuple(item, "s", &temp);
+			else if (PyInt_Check(item))
+			{
+				int             k;
+
+				PyArg_ParseTuple(item, "i", &k);
+				sprintf(temp_buffer, "%d", k);
+				temp = temp_buffer;
+			}
+			else if (PyLong_Check(item))
+			{
+				long            k;
+
+				PyArg_ParseTuple(item, "l", &k);
+				sprintf(temp_buffer, "%ld", k);
+				temp = temp_buffer;
+			}
+			else if (PyFloat_Check(item))
+			{
+				double          k;
+
+				PyArg_ParseTuple(item, "d", &k);
+				sprintf(temp_buffer, "%g", k);
+				temp = temp_buffer;
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				free(buffer);
+				PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError,
+						"items must be strings, integers, "
+						   "longs or double (real).");
+				return NULL;
+			}
+
+			/* concats buffer */
+			if (strlen(buffer))
+				strncat(buffer, "\t", MAX_BUFFER_SIZE - strlen(buffer));
+
+			strncat(buffer, temp, MAX_BUFFER_SIZE - strlen(buffer));
+		}
+
+		strncat(buffer, "\n", MAX_BUFFER_SIZE - strlen(buffer));
+
+		/* sends data */
+		PQputline(self->cnx, buffer);
+	}
+
+	/* ends query */
+	PQputline(self->cnx, ".\n");
+	PQendcopy(self->cnx);
+	free(buffer);
+
+	/* no error : returns nothing */
+	Py_INCREF(Py_None);
+	return Py_None;
+}
+
+/* connection object methods */
+static struct PyMethodDef pgobj_methods[] = {
+	{"query",		(PyCFunction) pg_query, 1},			/* query method */
+	{"reset",		(PyCFunction) pg_reset, 1},			/* connection reset */
+	{"getnotify",	(PyCFunction) pg_getnotify, 1},		/* checks for notify */
+	{"inserttable",	(PyCFunction) pg_inserttable, 1},	/* table insert */
+
+#ifdef DIRECT_ACCESS
+	{"putline",		(PyCFunction) pg_putline, 1},	/* direct access: putline */
+	{"getline",		(PyCFunction) pg_getline, 1},	/* direct access: getline */
+	{"endcopy",		(PyCFunction) pg_endcopy, 1},	/* direct access: endcopy */
+#endif							/* DIRECT_ACCESS */
+
+#ifdef LARGE_OBJECTS
+	{"locreate",	(PyCFunction) pg_locreate, 1},	/* creates large object */
+	{"getlo",		(PyCFunction) pg_getlo, 1},		/* get lo from oid */
+	{"loimport",	(PyCFunction) pg_loimport, 1},	/* imports lo from file */
+#endif							/* LARGE_OBJECTS */
+
+	{NULL, NULL}				/* sentinel */
+};
+
+/* get attribute */
+static PyObject *
+pg_getattr(pgobject * self, char *name)
+{
+	/* list postgreSQL connection fields */
+
+	/* postmaster host */
+	if (!strcmp(name, "host"))
+		return PyString_FromString(PQhost(self->cnx));
+
+	/* postmaster port */
+	if (!strcmp(name, "port"))
+		return PyInt_FromLong(atol(PQport(self->cnx)));
+
+	/* selected database */
+	if (!strcmp(name, "db"))
+		return PyString_FromString(PQdb(self->cnx));
+
+	/* selected options */
+	if (!strcmp(name, "options"))
+		return PyString_FromString(PQoptions(self->cnx));
+
+	/* selected postgres tty */
+	if (!strcmp(name, "tty"))
+		return PyString_FromString(PQtty(self->cnx));
+
+	/* error (status) message */
+	if (!strcmp(name, "error"))
+		return PyString_FromString(PQerrorMessage(self->cnx));
+
+	/* connection status : 1 - OK, 0 - BAD */
+	if (!strcmp(name, "status"))
+		return PyInt_FromLong(PQstatus(self->cnx) == CONNECTION_OK ? 1 : 0);
+
+	/* provided user name */
+	if (!strcmp(name, "user"))
+		return PyString_FromString(fe_getauthname("<unknown user>"));
+
+	/* attributes list */
+	if (!strcmp(name, "__members__"))
+	{
+		PyObject       *list = PyList_New(8);
+
+		if (list)
+		{
+			PyList_SetItem(list, 0, PyString_FromString("host"));
+			PyList_SetItem(list, 1, PyString_FromString("port"));
+			PyList_SetItem(list, 2, PyString_FromString("db"));
+			PyList_SetItem(list, 3, PyString_FromString("options"));
+			PyList_SetItem(list, 4, PyString_FromString("tty"));
+			PyList_SetItem(list, 5, PyString_FromString("error"));
+			PyList_SetItem(list, 6, PyString_FromString("status"));
+			PyList_SetItem(list, 7, PyString_FromString("user"));
+		}
+
+		return list;
+	}
+
+	return Py_FindMethod(pgobj_methods, (PyObject *) self, name);
+}
+
+/* object type definition */
+staticforward PyTypeObject PgType = {
+	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
+	0,							/* ob_size */
+	"pgobject",					/* tp_name */
+	sizeof(pgobject),			/* tp_basicsize */
+	0,							/* tp_itemsize */
+	/* methods */
+	(destructor) pg_dealloc,	/* tp_dealloc */
+	0,							/* tp_print */
+	(getattrfunc) pg_getattr,	/* tp_getattr */
+	0,							/* tp_setattr */
+	0,							/* tp_compare */
+	0,							/* tp_repr */
+	0,							/* tp_as_number */
+	0,							/* tp_as_sequence */
+	0,							/* tp_as_mapping */
+	0,							/* tp_hash */
+};
+
+
+/* query object methods */
+static struct PyMethodDef pgquery_methods[] = {
+	{"getresult",	(PyCFunction) pg_getresult, 1},		/* get last result */
+	{"fieldname",	(PyCFunction) pg_fieldname, 1},		/* get field name */
+	{"fieldnum",	(PyCFunction) pg_fieldnum, 1},		/* get field number */
+	{"listfields",	(PyCFunction) pg_listfields, 1},	/* list fields names */
+	{NULL, NULL}				/* sentinel */
+};
+
+static PyObject *
+pg_querygetattr(pgqueryobject * self, char *name)
+{
+	/* list postgreSQL connection fields */
+	return Py_FindMethod(pgquery_methods, (PyObject *) self, name);
+}
+
+/* query type definition */
+staticforward PyTypeObject PgQueryType = {
+	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
+	0,							/* ob_size */
+	"pgqueryobject",			/* tp_name */
+	sizeof(pgqueryobject),		/* tp_basicsize */
+	0,							/* tp_itemsize */
+	/* methods */
+	(destructor) pg_querydealloc,/* tp_dealloc */
+	(printfunc) pg_print,		/* tp_print */
+	(getattrfunc) pg_querygetattr,/* tp_getattr */
+	0,							/* tp_setattr */
+	0,							/* tp_compare */
+	0,							/* tp_repr */
+	0,							/* tp_as_number */
+	0,							/* tp_as_sequence */
+	0,							/* tp_as_mapping */
+	0,							/* tp_hash */
+};
+
+
+
+/* --------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+/* MODULE FUNCTIONS */
+
+#ifdef DEFAULT_VARS
+
+/* gets default host */
+PyObject       *
+pggetdefhost(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
+{
+	/* checks args */
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, ""))
+	{
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_SyntaxError,
+				"method get_defhost() takes no parameter.");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	Py_XINCREF(pg_default_host);
+	return pg_default_host;
+}
+
+/* sets default host */
+PyObject       *
+pgsetdefhost(PyObject * self, PyObject *args)
+{
+	char           *temp = NULL;
+	PyObject       *old;
+
+	/* gets arguments */
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "z", &temp))
+	{
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
+				"set_defhost(name), with name (string/None).");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	/* adjusts value */
+	old = pg_default_host;
+
+	if (temp)
+		pg_default_host = PyString_FromString(temp);
+	else
+	{
+		Py_INCREF(Py_None);
+		pg_default_host = Py_None;
+	}
+
+	return old;
+}
+
+/* gets default base */
+PyObject       *
+pggetdefbase(PyObject * self, PyObject *args)
+{
+	/* checks args */
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, ""))
+	{
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_SyntaxError,
+				"method get_defbase() takes no parameter.");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	Py_XINCREF(pg_default_base);
+	return pg_default_base;
+}
+
+/* sets default base */
+PyObject       *
+pgsetdefbase(PyObject * self, PyObject *args)
+{
+	char           *temp = NULL;
+	PyObject       *old;
+
+	/* gets arguments */
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "z", &temp))
+	{
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
+				"set_defbase(name), with name (string/None).");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	/* adjusts value */
+	old = pg_default_base;
+
+	if (temp)
+		pg_default_base = PyString_FromString(temp);
+	else
+	{
+		Py_INCREF(Py_None);
+		pg_default_base = Py_None;
+	}
+
+	return old;
+}
+
+/* gets default options */
+PyObject       *
+pggetdefopt(PyObject * self, PyObject *args)
+{
+	/* checks args */
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, ""))
+	{
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_SyntaxError,
+				"method get_defopt() takes no parameter.");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	Py_XINCREF(pg_default_opt);
+	return pg_default_opt;
+}
+
+/* sets default opt */
+PyObject       *
+pgsetdefopt(PyObject * self, PyObject *args)
+{
+	char           *temp = NULL;
+	PyObject       *old;
+
+	/* gets arguments */
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "z", &temp))
+	{
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
+				"set_defopt(name), with name (string/None).");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	/* adjusts value */
+	old = pg_default_opt;
+
+	if (temp)
+		pg_default_opt = PyString_FromString(temp);
+	else
+	{
+		Py_INCREF(Py_None);
+		pg_default_opt = Py_None;
+	}
+
+	return old;
+}
+
+/* gets default tty */
+PyObject       *
+pggetdeftty(PyObject * self, PyObject *args)
+{
+	/* checks args */
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, ""))
+	{
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_SyntaxError,
+				"method get_deftty() takes no parameter.");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	Py_XINCREF(pg_default_tty);
+	return pg_default_tty;
+}
+
+/* sets default tty */
+PyObject       *
+pgsetdeftty(PyObject * self, PyObject *args)
+{
+	char           *temp = NULL;
+	PyObject       *old;
+
+	/* gets arguments */
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "z", &temp))
+	{
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
+				"set_deftty(name), with name (string/None).");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	/* adjusts value */
+	old = pg_default_tty;
+
+	if (temp)
+		pg_default_tty = PyString_FromString(temp);
+	else
+	{
+		Py_INCREF(Py_None);
+		pg_default_tty = Py_None;
+	}
+
+	return old;
+}
+
+/* gets default port */
+PyObject       *
+pggetdefport(PyObject * self, PyObject *args)
+{
+	char           *temp;
+
+	/* checks args */
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, ""))
+	{
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_SyntaxError,
+				"method get_defport() takes no parameter.");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	Py_XINCREF(pg_default_port);
+	return pg_default_port;
+}
+
+/* sets default port */
+PyObject       *
+pgsetdefport(PyObject * self, PyObject *args)
+{
+	long int        port = -2;
+	char            buffer[64], *temp;
+	PyObject       *old;
+
+	/* gets arguments */
+	if ((!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "l", &port)) || (port < -1))
+	{
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "set_defport(port), with port "
+				   "(positive integer/-1).");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	/* adjusts value */
+	old = pg_default_port;
+
+	if (port != -1)
+		pg_default_port = PyLong_FromLong(port);
+	else
+	{
+		Py_INCREF(Py_None);
+		pg_default_port = Py_None;
+	}
+
+	return old;
+}
+
+#endif							/* DEFAULT_VARS */
+
+/* List of functions defined in the module */
+
+static struct PyMethodDef pg_methods[] = {
+	{"connect", (PyCFunction) pgconnect, 3},/* connect to a postgres database */
+#ifdef DEFAULT_VARS
+	{"get_defhost",	pggetdefhost, 1},		/* gets default host */
+	{"set_defhost",	pgsetdefhost, 1},		/* sets default host */
+	{"get_defbase",	pggetdefbase, 1},		/* gets default base */
+	{"set_defbase",	pgsetdefbase, 1},		/* sets default base */
+	{"get_defopt",	pggetdefopt, 1},		/* gets default options */
+	{"set_defopt",	pgsetdefopt, 1},		/* sets default options */
+	{"get_deftty",	pggetdeftty, 1},		/* gets default debug tty */
+	{"set_deftty",	pgsetdeftty, 1},		/* sets default debug tty */
+	{"get_defport",	pggetdefport, 1},		/* gets default port */
+	{"set_defport",	pgsetdefport, 1},		/* sets default port */
+#endif							/* DEFAULT_VARS */
+	{NULL, NULL}				/* sentinel */
+};
+
+static char pg__doc__[] = "Python interface to PostgreSQL DB"; 
+
+/* Initialization function for the module */
+void
+initpg(void)
+{
+	PyObject       *mod, *dict;
+
+	/* Create the module and add the functions */
+	mod = Py_InitModule4("pg", pg_methods, pg__doc__, NULL, PYTHON_API_VERSION);
+	dict = PyModule_GetDict(mod);
+
+	/* Add some symbolic constants to the module */
+	PGError = PyString_FromString("pg.error");
+	PyDict_SetItemString(dict, "error", PGError);
+
+	/* create mode for large objects */
+	PyDict_SetItemString(dict, "INV_READ", PyInt_FromLong(INV_READ));
+	PyDict_SetItemString(dict, "INV_WRITE", PyInt_FromLong(INV_WRITE));
+	PyDict_SetItemString(dict, "INV_ARCHIVE", PyInt_FromLong(INV_ARCHIVE));
+
+#ifdef LARGE_OBJECTS
+	/* position flags for lo_lseek */
+	PyDict_SetItemString(dict, "SEEK_SET", PyInt_FromLong(SEEK_SET));
+	PyDict_SetItemString(dict, "SEEK_CUR", PyInt_FromLong(SEEK_CUR));
+	PyDict_SetItemString(dict, "SEEK_END", PyInt_FromLong(SEEK_END));
+#endif							/* LARGE_OBJECTS */
+
+#ifdef DEFAULT_VARS
+	/* prepares default values */
+	Py_INCREF(Py_None); pg_default_host = Py_None;
+	Py_INCREF(Py_None); pg_default_base = Py_None;
+	Py_INCREF(Py_None); pg_default_opt = Py_None;
+	Py_INCREF(Py_None); pg_default_port = Py_None;
+	Py_INCREF(Py_None); pg_default_tty = Py_None;
+#endif							/* DEFAULT_VARS */
+
+	/* Check for errors */
+	if (PyErr_Occurred())
+		Py_FatalError("can't initialize module pg");
+}
diff --git a/src/interfaces/python/tutorial/advanced.py b/src/interfaces/python/tutorial/advanced.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..758525b5216fa281f84291f310cbdc0d5ed028dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/interfaces/python/tutorial/advanced.py
@@ -0,0 +1,214 @@
+#! /usr/local/bin/python
+# advanced.py - demo of advanced features of PostGres. Some may not be ANSI.
+# inspired from the Postgres tutorial 
+# adapted to Python 1995 by Pascal Andre
+
+print "__________________________________________________________________"
+print "MODULE ADVANCED.PY : ADVANCED POSTGRES SQL COMMANDS TUTORIAL"
+print
+print "This module is designed for being imported from python prompt"
+print
+print "In order to run the samples included here, first create a connection"
+print "using :                        cnx = advanced.connect(...)"
+print "then start the demo with:      advanced.demo(cnx)"
+print "__________________________________________________________________"
+
+from pgtools import *
+from pgext import *
+
+# inheritance features
+def inherit_demo(pgcnx):
+	print "-----------------------------"
+	print "-- Inheritance:"
+	print "--	a table can inherit from zero or more tables. A query"
+	print "--	can reference either all rows of a table or all rows "
+	print "--	of a table plus all of its descendants."
+	print "-----------------------------"
+	print
+	print "-- For example, the capitals table inherits from cities table."
+	print "-- (It inherits  all data fields from cities.)"
+	print
+	print "CREATE TABLE cities ("
+	print "    name		text,"
+	print "	   population	float8,"
+	print "    altitude	int"
+	print ")"
+	print
+	print "CREATE TABLE capitals ("
+	print "    state	char2"
+	print ") INHERITS (cities)"
+	pgcnx.query("CREATE TABLE cities ("	\
+		"name		text,"		\
+		"population	float8,"	\
+		"altitude	int)")
+	pgcnx.query("CREATE TABLE capitals ("	\
+		"state		char2) INHERITS (cities)")
+	wait_key()
+	print
+	print "-- now, let's populate the tables"
+	print
+	print "INSERT INTO cities VALUES ('San Francisco', 7.24E+5, 63)"
+	print "INSERT INTO cities VALUES ('Las Vegas', 2.583E+5, 2174)"
+	print "INSERT INTO cities VALUES ('Mariposa', 1200, 1953)"
+	print
+	print "INSERT INTO capitals VALUES ('Sacramento', 3.694E+5, 30, 'CA')"
+	print "INSERT INTO capitals VALUES ('Madison', 1.913E+5, 845, 'WI')"
+	print
+	pgcnx.query(
+		"INSERT INTO cities VALUES ('San Francisco', 7.24E+5, 63)")
+	pgcnx.query(
+		"INSERT INTO cities VALUES ('Las Vegas', 2.583E+5, 2174)")
+	pgcnx.query(
+		"INSERT INTO cities VALUES ('Mariposa', 1200, 1953)")
+	pgcnx.query("INSERT INTO capitals"	\
+		" VALUES ('Sacramento', 3.694E+5, 30, 'CA')")
+	pgcnx.query("INSERT INTO capitals"	\
+		" VALUES ('Madison', 1.913E+5, 845, 'WI')")
+	print
+	print "SELECT * FROM cities"
+	q = pgcnx.query("SELECT * FROM cities")
+	display(q.listfields(), q.getresult())
+	print "SELECT * FROM capitals"
+	q = pgcnx.query("SELECT * FROM capitals")
+	display(q.listfields(), q.getresult())
+	print
+	print "-- like before, a regular query references rows of the base"
+	print "-- table only"
+	print
+	print "SELECT name, altitude"
+	print "FROM cities"
+	print "WHERE altitude > 500;"
+	q = pgcnx.query("SELECT name, altitude "	\
+		"FROM cities "			\
+		"WHERE altitude > 500")
+	display(q.listfields(), q.getresult())
+	print
+	print "-- on the other hand, you can find all cities, including "
+	print "-- capitals, that are located at an altitude of 500 'ft "
+	print "-- or higher by:"
+	print
+	print "SELECT c.name, c.altitude"
+	print "FROM cities* c"
+	print "WHERE c.altitude > 500"
+	q = pgcnx.query("SELECT c.name, c.altitude "	\
+		"FROM cities* c "			\
+		"WHERE c.altitude > 500")
+	display(q.listfields(), q.getresult())
+
+# time travel features
+def time_travel(pgcnx):
+	print "-----------------------------"
+	print "-- Time Travel:"
+	print "--	this feature allows you to run historical queries. "
+	print "-----------------------------"
+	print
+	print "-- first, let's make some changes to the cities table (suppose"
+	print "-- Mariposa's population grows 10% this year)"
+	print
+	print "UPDATE cities"
+	print "SET population = population * 1.1"
+	print "WHERE name = 'Mariposa';"
+	pgcnx.query("UPDATE cities "			\
+		"SET population = population * 1.1"	\
+		"WHERE name = 'Mariposa'")
+	wait_key()
+	print
+	print "-- the default time is the current time ('now'):"
+	print
+	print "SELECT * FROM cities WHERE name = 'Mariposa';"
+	q = pgcnx.query("SELECT * FROM cities WHERE name = 'Mariposa'")
+	display(q.listfields(), q.getresult())
+	print
+	print "-- we can also retrieve the population of Mariposa ever has. "
+	print "-- ('epoch' is the earliest time representable by the system)"
+	print
+	print "SELECT name, population"
+	print "FROM cities['epoch', 'now']  -- can be abbreviated to cities[,]"
+	print "WHERE name = 'Mariposa';"
+	q = pgcnx.query("SELECT name, population "
+		"FROM cities['epoch', 'now'] "
+		"WHERE name = 'Mariposa'")
+	display(q.listfields(), q.getresult())
+
+# arrays attributes 
+def array_demo(pgcnx):
+	print "----------------------"
+	print "-- Arrays:"
+	print "--      attributes can be arrays of base types or user-defined "
+	print "--      types"
+	print "----------------------"
+	print
+	print "CREATE TABLE sal_emp ("
+	print "    name			text,"
+	print "    pay_by_quarter	int4[],"
+	print "    schedule		char16[][]"
+	print ")"
+	pgcnx.query("CREATE TABLE sal_emp ("		\
+		"name	text,"				\
+		"pay_by_quarter	int4[],"		\
+		"schedule	char16[][])")
+	wait_key()
+	print
+	print "-- insert instances with array attributes.  "
+	print "   Note the use of braces"
+	print
+	print "INSERT INTO sal_emp VALUES ("
+	print "    'Bill',"
+	print "    '{10000,10000,10000,10000}',"
+	print "    '{{\"meeting\", \"lunch\"}, {}}')"
+	print
+	print "INSERT INTO sal_emp VALUES ("
+	print "    'Carol',"
+	print "    '{20000,25000,25000,25000}',"
+	print "    '{{\"talk\", \"consult\"}, {\"meeting\"}}')"
+	print
+	pgcnx.query("INSERT INTO sal_emp VALUES ("	\
+		"'Bill', '{10000,10000,10000,10000}',"	\
+		"'{{\"meeting\", \"lunch\"}, {}}')")
+	pgcnx.query("INSERT INTO sal_emp VALUES ("	\
+		"'Carol', '{20000,25000,25000,25000}',"	\
+		"'{{\"talk\", \"consult\"}, {\"meeting\"}}')")
+	wait_key()
+	print
+	print "----------------------"
+	print "-- queries on array attributes"
+	print "----------------------"
+	print
+	print "SELECT name FROM sal_emp WHERE"
+	print "  sal_emp.pay_by_quarter[1] <> sal_emp.pay_by_quarter[2]"
+	print
+	q = pgcnx.query("SELECT name FROM sal_emp WHERE "	\
+		"sal_emp.pay_by_quarter[1] <> sal_emp.pay_by_quarter[2]")
+	display(q.listfields(), q.getresult())
+	print
+	print "-- retrieve third quarter pay of all employees"
+	print 
+	print "SELECT sal_emp.pay_by_quarter[3] FROM sal_emp"
+	print
+	q = pgcnx.query("SELECT sal_emp.pay_by_quarter[3] FROM sal_emp")
+	display(q.listfields(), q.getresult())
+	print
+	print "-- select subarrays"
+	print 
+	print "SELECT sal_emp.schedule[1:2][1:1] FROM sal_emp WHERE	"
+	print "     sal_emp.name = 'Bill'"
+	q = pgcnx.query("SELECT sal_emp.schedule[1:2][1:1] FROM sal_emp WHERE " \
+		"sal_emp.name = 'Bill'")
+	display(q.listfields(), q.getresult())
+
+# base cleanup
+def demo_cleanup(pgcnx):
+	print "-- clean up (you must remove the children first)"
+	print "DROP TABLE sal_emp"
+	print "DROP TABLE capitals"
+	print "DROP TABLE cities;"
+	pgcnx.query("DROP TABLE sal_emp")
+	pgcnx.query("DROP TABLE capitals")
+	pgcnx.query("DROP TABLE cities")
+
+# main demo function
+def demo(pgcnx):
+	inherit_demo(pgcnx)
+	time_travel(pgcnx)
+	array_demo(pgcnx)
+	demo_cleanup(pgcnx)
diff --git a/src/interfaces/python/tutorial/advanced.pyc b/src/interfaces/python/tutorial/advanced.pyc
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+#! /usr/local/bin/python
+# basics.py - basic SQL commands tutorial
+# inspired from the Postgres95 tutorial 
+# adapted to Python 1995 by Pascal ANDRE
+
+print "__________________________________________________________________"
+print "MODULE BASICS.PY : BASIC SQL COMMANDS TUTORIAL"
+print
+print "This module is designed for being imported from python prompt"
+print
+print "In order to run the samples included here, first create a connection"
+print "using :                        cnx = basics.connect(...)"
+print "then start the demo with:      basics.demo(cnx)"
+print "__________________________________________________________________"
+
+from pgext import *
+from pgtools import *
+
+# table creation commands
+def create_table(pgcnx):
+	print "-----------------------------"
+	print "-- Creating a table:"
+	print "--	a CREATE TABLE is used to create base tables. POSTGRES"
+	print "--	SQL has its own set of built-in types. (Note that"
+	print "--	keywords are case-insensitive but identifiers are "
+	print "--	case-sensitive.)"
+	print "-----------------------------"
+	print
+	print "Sending query :"
+	print "CREATE TABLE weather ("
+        print "    city            varchar(80),"
+        print "    temp_lo         int,"
+        print "    temp_hi         int,"
+        print "    prcp            float8,"
+        print "    date            date"
+        print ")"
+        pgcnx.query("CREATE TABLE weather (city varchar(80), temp_lo int," \
+		"temp_hi int, prcp float8, date date)")
+	print
+	print "Sending query :"
+	print "CREATE TABLE cities ("
+	print "    name		varchar(80),"
+	print "    location	point"
+	print ")"
+	pgcnx.query("CREATE TABLE cities ("	\
+		"name		varchar(80),"	\
+		"location	point)")
+
+# data insertion commands
+def insert_data(pgcnx):
+	print "-----------------------------"
+	print "-- Inserting data:"
+	print "--	an INSERT statement is used to insert a new row into"
+	print "--       a table. There are several ways you can specify what"
+	print "--	 columns the data should go to."
+	print "-----------------------------"
+	print
+	print "-- 1. the simplest case is when the list of value correspond to"
+	print "--    the order of the columns specified in CREATE TABLE."
+	print
+	print "Sending query :"
+	print "INSERT INTO weather "
+	print "   VALUES ('San Francisco', 46, 50, 0.25, '11/27/1994')"
+	pgcnx.query("INSERT INTO weather "	\
+		"VALUES ('San Francisco', 46, 50, 0.25, '11/27/1994')")
+	print
+	print "Sending query :"
+	print "INSERT INTO cities "
+	print "   VALUES ('San Francisco', '(-194.0, 53.0)')"
+	pgcnx.query("INSERT INTO cities "	\
+		"VALUES ('San Francisco', '(-194.0, 53.0)')")
+	print
+	wait_key()
+	print "-- 2. you can also specify what column the values correspond "
+	print "     to. (The columns can be specified in any order. You may "
+	print "     also omit any number of columns. eg. unknown precipitation"
+	print "     below)"
+	print "Sending query :"
+	print "INSERT INTO weather (city, temp_lo, temp_hi, prcp, date)"
+	print "   VALUES ('San Francisco', 43, 57, 0.0, '11/29/1994')"
+	pgcnx.query("INSERT INTO weather (date, city, temp_hi, temp_lo)" \
+		"VALUES ('11/29/1994', 'Hayward', 54, 37)")
+
+# direct selection commands
+def select_data1(pgcnx):
+	print "-----------------------------"
+	print "-- Retrieving data:"
+	print "--	a SELECT statement is used for retrieving data. The "
+	print "--	basic syntax is:"
+	print "--		SELECT columns FROM tables WHERE predicates"
+	print "-----------------------------"
+	print
+	print "-- a simple one would be the query:"
+	print "SELECT * FROM weather"
+	print 
+	print "The result is :"
+	q = pgcnx.query("SELECT * FROM weather")
+	print q
+	print "But that can be easily reformated to :"
+	display(q.listfields(), q.getresult())
+	print
+	print "-- you may also specify expressions in the target list (the "
+	print "-- 'AS column' specifies the column name of the result. It is "
+	print "-- optional.)"
+	print "The query :"
+	print "   SELECT city, (temp_hi+temp_lo)/2 AS temp_avg, date "
+	print "   FROM weather"
+	print "Gives :"
+	q = pgcnx.query("SELECT city, (temp_hi+temp_lo)/2 "	\
+		"AS temp_avg, date FROM weather")
+	display(q.listfields(), q.getresult())
+	print
+	print "-- if you want to retrieve rows that satisfy certain condition"
+	print "-- (ie. a restriction), specify the condition in WHERE. The "
+	print "-- following retrieves the weather of San Francisco on rainy "
+	print "-- days."
+	print "SELECT *"
+	print "FROM weather"
+	print "WHERE city = 'San Francisco' "
+	print "  and prcp > 0.0"
+	q = pgcnx.query("SELECT * FROM weather WHERE city = 'San Francisco'" \
+		" AND prcp > 0.0")
+	display(q.listfields(), q.getresult())
+	print
+	print "-- here is a more complicated one. Duplicates are removed when "
+	print "-- DISTINCT is specified. ORDER BY specifies the column to sort"
+	print "-- on. (Just to make sure the following won't confuse you, "
+	print "-- DISTINCT and ORDER BY can be used separately.)"
+	print "SELECT DISTINCT city"
+	print "FROM weather"
+	print "ORDER BY city;"
+	q = pgcnx.query("SELECT DISTINCT city FROM weather ORDER BY city")
+	display(q.listfields(), q.getresult())
+
+# selection to a temporary table
+def select_data2(pgcnx):
+	print "-----------------------------"
+	print "-- Retrieving data into other classes:"
+	print "--	a SELECT ... INTO statement can be used to retrieve "
+	print "--	data into another class."
+	print "-----------------------------"
+	print 
+	print "The query :"
+	print "SELECT * INTO TABLE temp "
+	print "FROM weather"
+	print "WHERE city = 'San Francisco' "
+	print "  and prcp > 0.0"
+	pgcnx.query("SELECT * INTO TABLE temp FROM weather " \
+		"WHERE city = 'San Francisco' and prcp > 0.0")
+	print "Fills the table temp, that can be listed with :"
+	print "SELECT * from temp"
+	q = pgcnx.query("SELECT * from temp")
+	display(q.listfields(), q.getresult())
+
+# aggregate creation commands
+def create_aggregate(pgcnx):
+	print "-----------------------------"
+	print "-- Aggregates"
+	print "-----------------------------"
+	print
+	print "Let's consider the query :"
+	print "SELECT max(temp_lo)"
+	print "FROM weather;"
+	q = pgcnx.query("SELECT max(temp_lo) FROM weather")
+	display(q.listfields(), q.getresult())
+	print 
+	print "-- Aggregate with GROUP BY"
+	print "SELECT city, max(temp_lo)"
+	print "FROM weather "
+	print "GROUP BY city;"
+	q = pgcnx.query( "SELECT city, max(temp_lo)"	\
+		"FROM weather GROUP BY city")
+	display(q.listfields(), q.getresult())
+
+# table join commands
+def join_table(pgcnx):
+	print "-----------------------------"
+	print "-- Joining tables:"
+	print "--	queries can access multiple tables at once or access"
+	print "--	 the same table in such a way that multiple instances"
+	print "--	of the table are being processed at the same time."
+	print "-----------------------------"
+	print
+	print "-- suppose we want to find all the records that are in the "
+	print "-- temperature range of other records. W1 and W2 are aliases "
+	print "--for weather."
+	print
+	print "SELECT W1.city, W1.temp_lo, W1.temp_hi, "
+	print "    W2.city, W2.temp_lo, W2.temp_hi"
+	print "FROM weather W1, weather W2"
+	print "WHERE W1.temp_lo < W2.temp_lo "
+	print "  and W1.temp_hi > W2.temp_hi"
+	print
+	q = pgcnx.query("SELECT W1.city, W1.temp_lo, W1.temp_hi, " \
+		"W2.city, W2.temp_lo, W2.temp_hi FROM weather W1, weather W2 "\
+		"WHERE W1.temp_lo < W2.temp_lo and W1.temp_hi > W2.temp_hi")
+	display(q.listfields(), q.getresult())
+	print
+	print "-- let's join two tables. The following joins the weather table"
+	print "-- and the cities table."
+	print
+	print "SELECT city, location, prcp, date"
+	print "FROM weather, cities"
+	print "WHERE name = city"
+	print
+	q = pgcnx.query("SELECT city, location, prcp, date FROM weather, cities"\
+		" WHERE name = city")
+	display(q.listfields(), q.getresult())
+	print
+	print "-- since the column names are all different, we don't have to "
+	print "-- specify the table name. If you want to be clear, you can do "
+	print "-- the following. They give identical results, of course."
+	print
+	print "SELECT w.city, c.location, w.prcp, w.date"
+	print "FROM weather w, cities c"
+	print "WHERE c.name = w.city;"
+	print
+	q = pgcnx.query("SELECT w.city, c.location, w.prcp, w.date " \
+		"FROM weather w, cities c WHERE c.name = w.city")
+	display(q.listfields(), q.getresult())
+
+# data updating commands
+def update_data(pgcnx):
+	print "-----------------------------"
+	print "-- Updating data:"
+	print "--	an UPDATE statement is used for updating data. "
+	print "-----------------------------"
+	print 
+	print "-- suppose you discover the temperature readings are all off by"
+	print "-- 2 degrees as of Nov 28, you may update the data as follow:"
+	print
+	print "UPDATE weather"
+	print "  SET temp_hi = temp_hi - 2,  temp_lo = temp_lo - 2"
+	print "  WHERE date > '11/28/1994'"
+	print
+	pgcnx.query("UPDATE weather "	\
+		"SET temp_hi = temp_hi - 2,  temp_lo = temp_lo - 2" \
+		"WHERE date > '11/28/1994'")
+	print
+	print "SELECT * from weather"
+	q = pgcnx.query("SELECT * from weather")
+	display(q.listfields(), q.getresult())
+
+# data deletion commands
+def delete_data(pgcnx):
+	print "-----------------------------"
+	print "-- Deleting data:"
+	print "--	a DELETE statement is used for deleting rows from a "
+	print "--	table."
+	print "-----------------------------"
+	print
+	print "-- suppose you are no longer interested in the weather of "
+	print "-- Hayward, you can do the following to delete those rows from"
+	print "-- the table"
+	print
+	print "DELETE FROM weather WHERE city = 'Hayward'"
+	pgcnx.query("DELETE FROM weather WHERE city = 'Hayward'")
+	print
+	print "SELECT * from weather"
+	print
+	q = pgcnx.query("SELECT * from weather")
+	display(q.listfields(), q.getresult())
+	print
+	print "-- you can also delete all the rows in a table by doing the "
+	print "-- following. (This is different from DROP TABLE which removes "
+	print "-- the table in addition to the removing the rows.)"
+	print
+	print "DELETE FROM weather"
+	pgcnx.query("DELETE FROM weather")
+	print
+	print "SELECT * from weather"
+	q = pgcnx.query("SELECT * from weather")
+	display(q.listfields(), q.getresult())
+
+# table removal commands
+def remove_table(pgcnx):
+	print "-----------------------------"
+	print "-- Removing the tables:"
+	print "--	DROP TABLE is used to remove tables. After you have"
+	print "--	done this, you can no longer use those tables."
+	print "-----------------------------"
+	print
+	print "DROP TABLE weather, cities, temp"
+	pgcnx.query("DROP TABLE weather, cities, temp")
+
+# main demo function
+def demo(pgcnx):
+	create_table(pgcnx)
+	wait_key()
+	insert_data(pgcnx)
+	wait_key()
+	select_data1(pgcnx)
+	select_data2(pgcnx)
+	create_aggregate(pgcnx)
+	join_table(pgcnx)
+	update_data(pgcnx)
+	delete_data(pgcnx)
+	remove_table(pgcnx)
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+# func.py - demonstrate the use of SQL functions
+# inspired from the PostgreSQL tutorial 
+# adapted to Python 1995 by Pascal ANDRE
+
+print "__________________________________________________________________"
+print "MODULE FUNC.PY : SQL FUNCTION DEFINITION TUTORIAL"
+print
+print "This module is designed for being imported from python prompt"
+print
+print "In order to run the samples included here, first create a connection"
+print "using :                        cnx = func.connect(...)"
+print "then start the demo with:      func.demo(cnx)"
+print "__________________________________________________________________"
+
+from pgtools import *
+from pgext import *
+
+# basic functions declaration
+def base_func(pgcnx):
+	print "-----------------------------"
+	print "-- Creating SQL Functions on Base Types"
+	print "--	a CREATE FUNCTION statement lets you create a new "
+	print "--	function that can be used in expressions (in SELECT, "
+	print "--	INSERT, etc.). We will start with functions that "
+	print "--	return values of base types."
+	print "-----------------------------"
+	print
+	print "--"
+	print "-- let's create a simple SQL function that takes no arguments"
+	print "-- and returns 1"
+	print
+	print "CREATE FUNCTION one() RETURNS int4"
+	print "   AS 'SELECT 1 as ONE' LANGUAGE 'sql'"
+	pgcnx.query("CREATE FUNCTION one() RETURNS int4 "	\
+		"AS 'SELECT 1 as ONE' LANGUAGE 'sql'")
+	wait_key()
+	print
+	print "--"
+	print "-- functions can be used in any expressions (eg. in the target"
+	print "-- list or qualifications)"
+	print
+	print "SELECT one() AS answer"
+	q = pgcnx.query("SELECT one() AS answer")
+	display(q.listfields(), q.getresult())
+	print
+	print "--"
+	print "-- here's how you create a function that takes arguments. The"
+	print "-- following function returns the sum of its two arguments:"
+	print
+	print "CREATE FUNCTION add_em(int4, int4) RETURNS int4"
+	print "   AS 'SELECT $1 + $2' LANGUAGE 'sql'"
+	pgcnx.query("CREATE FUNCTION add_em(int4, int4) RETURNS int4 " \
+		"AS 'SELECT $1 + $2' LANGUAGE 'sql'")
+	print
+	print "SELECT add_em(1, 2) AS answer"
+	q = pgcnx.query("SELECT add_em(1, 2) AS answer")
+	display(q.listfields(), q.getresult())
+
+# functions on composite types
+def comp_func(pgcnx):
+	print "-----------------------------"
+	print "-- Creating SQL Functions on Composite Types"
+	print "--	it is also possible to create functions that return"
+	print "--	values of composite types."
+	print "-----------------------------"
+	print
+	print "-- before we create more sophisticated functions, let's "
+	print "-- populate an EMP table"
+	print
+	print "CREATE TABLE EMP ("
+	print "	   name		text,"
+	print "    salary	int4,"
+	print "    age		int4,"
+	print "    dept		char16"
+	print ")"
+	pgcnx.query("CREATE TABLE EMP ("	\
+		"name		text,"		\
+		"salary		int4,"		\
+		"age		int4,"		\
+		"dept		char16)")
+	print
+	print "INSERT INTO EMP VALUES ('Sam', 1200, 16, 'toy')"
+	print "INSERT INTO EMP VALUES ('Claire', 5000, 32, 'shoe')"
+	print "INSERT INTO EMP VALUES ('Andy', -1000, 2, 'candy')"
+	print "INSERT INTO EMP VALUES ('Bill', 4200, 36, 'shoe')"
+	print "INSERT INTO EMP VALUES ('Ginger', 4800, 30, 'candy')"
+	pgcnx.query("INSERT INTO EMP VALUES ('Sam', 1200, 16, 'toy')")
+	pgcnx.query("INSERT INTO EMP VALUES ('Claire', 5000, 32, 'shoe')")
+	pgcnx.query("INSERT INTO EMP VALUES ('Andy', -1000, 2, 'candy')")
+	pgcnx.query("INSERT INTO EMP VALUES ('Bill', 4200, 36, 'shoe')")
+	pgcnx.query("INSERT INTO EMP VALUES ('Ginger', 4800, 30, 'candy')")
+	wait_key()
+	print
+	print "-- the argument of a function can also be a tuple. For "
+	print "-- instance, double_salary takes a tuple of the EMP table"
+	print
+	print "CREATE FUNCTION double_salary(EMP) RETURNS int4"
+	print "   AS 'SELECT $1.salary * 2 AS salary' LANGUAGE 'sql'"
+	pgcnx.query("CREATE FUNCTION double_salary(EMP) RETURNS int4 " \
+		"AS 'SELECT $1.salary * 2 AS salary' LANGUAGE 'sql'")
+	print
+	print "SELECT name, double_salary(EMP) AS dream"
+	print "FROM EMP"
+	print "WHERE EMP.dept = 'toy'"
+	q = pgcnx.query("SELECT name, double_salary(EMP) AS dream "	\
+		"FROM EMP WHERE EMP.dept = 'toy'")
+	display(q.listfields(), q.getresult())
+	print
+	print "-- the return value of a function can also be a tuple. However,"
+	print "-- make sure that the expressions in the target list is in the "
+	print "-- same order as the columns of EMP."
+	print
+	print "CREATE FUNCTION new_emp() RETURNS EMP"
+	print "   AS 'SELECT \'None\'::text AS name,"
+	print "              1000 AS salary,"
+	print "              25 AS age,"
+	print "              \'none\'::char16 AS dept'"
+	print "   LANGUAGE 'sql'"
+	pgcnx.query("CREATE FUNCTION new_emp() RETURNS EMP "	\
+		"AS 'SELECT \\\'None\\\'::text AS name, "		\
+			"1000 AS salary, "			\
+			"25 AS age, "				\
+			"\\\'none\\\'::char16 AS dept' "		\
+		"LANGUAGE 'sql'")
+	wait_key()
+	print
+	print "-- you can then project a column out of resulting the tuple by"
+	print "-- using the \"function notation\" for projection columns. "
+	print "-- (ie. bar(foo) is equivalent to foo.bar) Note that we don't"
+	print "-- support new_emp().name at this moment."
+	print
+	print "SELECT name(new_emp()) AS nobody"
+	q = pgcnx.query("SELECT name(new_emp()) AS nobody")
+	display(q.listfields(), q.getresult())
+	print
+	print "-- let's try one more function that returns tuples"
+	print "CREATE FUNCTION high_pay() RETURNS setof EMP"
+	print "   AS 'SELECT * FROM EMP where salary > 1500'"
+	print "   LANGUAGE 'sql'"
+	pgcnx.query("CREATE FUNCTION high_pay() RETURNS setof EMP "	\
+		"AS 'SELECT * FROM EMP where salary > 1500' "		\
+		"LANGUAGE 'sql'")
+	print
+	print "SELECT name(high_pay()) AS overpaid"
+	q = pgcnx.query("SELECT name(high_pay()) AS overpaid")
+	display(q.listfields(), q.getresult())
+
+# function with multiple SQL commands
+def mult_func(pgcnx):
+	print "-----------------------------"
+	print "-- Creating SQL Functions with multiple SQL statements"
+	print "--	you can also create functions that do more than just a"
+	print "--	SELECT."
+	print "-----------------------------"
+	print
+	print "-- you may have noticed that Andy has a negative salary. We'll"
+	print "-- create a function that removes employees with negative "
+	print "-- salaries."
+	print
+	print "SELECT * FROM EMP"
+	q = pgcnx.query("SELECT * FROM EMP")
+	display(q.listfields(), q.getresult())
+	print
+	print "CREATE FUNCTION clean_EMP () RETURNS int4"
+	print "   AS 'DELETE FROM EMP WHERE EMP.salary <= 0"
+	print "       SELECT 1 AS ignore_this'"
+	print "   LANGUAGE 'sql'"
+	pgcnx.query("CREATE FUNCTION clean_EMP () RETURNS int4 AS 'DELETE FROM EMP WHERE EMP.salary <= 0; SELECT 1 AS ignore_this' LANGUAGE 'sql'")
+	print
+	print "SELECT clean_EMP()"
+	q = pgcnx.query("SELECT clean_EMP()")
+	display(q.listfields(), q.getresult())
+	print
+	print "SELECT * FROM EMP"
+	q = pgcnx.query("SELECT * FROM EMP")
+	display(q.listfields(), q.getresult())
+
+# base cleanup
+def demo_cleanup(pgcnx):
+	print "-- remove functions that were created in this file"
+	print
+	print "DROP FUNCTION clean_EMP()"
+	print "DROP FUNCTION high_pay()"
+	print "DROP FUNCTION new_emp()"
+	print "DROP FUNCTION add_em(int4, int4)"
+	print "DROP FUNCTION one()"
+	print
+	print "DROP TABLE EMP"
+	pgcnx.query("DROP FUNCTION clean_EMP()")
+	pgcnx.query("DROP FUNCTION high_pay()")
+	pgcnx.query("DROP FUNCTION new_emp()")
+	pgcnx.query("DROP FUNCTION add_em(int4, int4)")
+	pgcnx.query("DROP FUNCTION one()")
+	pgcnx.query("DROP TABLE EMP")
+
+# main demo function
+def demo(pgcnx):
+	base_func(pgcnx)
+	comp_func(pgcnx)
+	mult_func(pgcnx)
+	demo_cleanup(pgcnx)
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+#! /usr/local/bin/python
+# pgtools.py - valuable functions for PostGreSQL tutorial
+# written 1995 by Pascal ANDRE
+
+import sys
+
+# number of rows 
+scr_size = 24
+
+# waits for a key
+def wait_key():
+	print "Press <enter>"
+	sys.stdin.read(1)
+	
+# displays a table for a select query result
+def display(fields, result):
+	# gets cols width
+	fmt = []
+	sep = '+'
+	head = '|'
+	for i in range(0, len(fields)):
+		max = len(fields[i])
+		for j in range(0, len(result)):
+			if i < len(result[j]):
+				if len(result[j][i]) > max:
+					max = len(result[j][i])
+		fmt.append(" %%%ds |" % max)
+		for j in range(0, max):
+			sep = sep + '-'
+		sep = sep + '--+'
+	for i in range(0, len(fields)):
+		head = head + fmt[i] % fields[i]
+	print sep + '\n' + head + '\n' + sep
+	pos = 6
+	for i in range(0, len(result)):
+		str = '|'
+		for j in range(0, len(result[i])):
+			str = str + fmt[j] % result[i][j]
+		print str
+		pos = pos + 1
+		if pos == scr_size:
+			print sep
+			wait_key()
+			print sep + '\n' + head + '\n' + sep
+			pos = 6
+	print sep
+	wait_key()
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+# syscat.py - parses some system catalogs
+# inspired from the PostgreSQL tutorial 
+# adapted to Python 1995 by Pascal ANDRE
+
+print "____________________________________________________________________"
+print
+print "MODULE SYSCAT.PY : PARSES SOME POSTGRESQL SYSTEM CATALOGS"
+print
+print "This module is designed for being imported from python prompt"
+print
+print "In order to run the samples included here, first create a connection"
+print "using :                        cnx = syscat.connect(...)"
+print "then start the demo with:      syscat.demo(cnx)"
+print
+print "Some results may be empty, depending on your base status."
+print
+print "If you want to adjust the display to your screen size (rows), you"
+print "can type:                      syscat.src_size = [rows]"
+print "____________________________________________________________________"
+print
+
+from pgext import *
+from pgtools import *
+
+# lists all simple indices
+def list_simple_ind(pgcnx):
+    result = pgcnx.query("select bc.relname "                        \
+	 "as class_name, ic.relname as index_name, a.attname "         \
+	 "from pg_class bc, pg_class ic, pg_index i, pg_attribute a "  \
+	 "where i.indrelid = bc.oid and i.indexrelid = bc.oid "        \
+	 "  and i.indkey[0] = a.attnum and a.attrelid = bc.oid "       \
+	 "  and i.indproc = '0'::oid "                                 \
+	 "order by class_name, index_name, attname")
+    return result
+
+# list all user defined attributes and their type in user-defined classes
+def list_all_attr(pgcnx):
+    result = pgcnx.query("select c.relname, a.attname, t.typname "   \
+	 "from pg_class c, pg_attribute a, pg_type t "                 \
+	 "where c.relkind = 'r' and c.relname !~ '^pg_' "              \
+         "  and c.relname !~ '^Inv' and a.attnum > 0 "                 \
+         "  and a.attrelid = c.oid and a.atttypid = t.oid "            \
+         "order by relname, attname")
+    return result
+
+# list all user defined base type
+def list_user_base_type(pgcnx):
+    result = pgcnx.query("select u.usename, t.typname "              \
+	 "from pg_type t, pg_user u "                                  \
+         "where u.usesysid = int2in(int4out(t.typowner)) "             \
+         "  and t.typrelid = '0'::oid and t.typelem = '0'::oid "       \
+         "  and u.usename <> 'postgres' order by usename, typname")
+    return result 
+
+# list all right-unary operators
+def list_right_unary_operator(pgcnx):
+    result = pgcnx.query("select o.oprname as right_unary, "          \
+         "  lt.typname as operand, result.typname as return_type "    \
+         "from pg_operator o, pg_type lt, pg_type result "            \
+         "where o.oprkind='r' and o.oprleft = lt.oid "                \
+         "  and o.oprresult = result.oid order by operand")
+    return result
+
+# list all left-unary operators
+def list_left_unary_operator(pgcnx):
+    result = pgcnx.query("select o.oprname as left_unary, "          \
+         "  rt.typname as operand, result.typname as return_type "  \
+         "from pg_operator o, pg_type rt, pg_type result "          \
+         "where o.oprkind='l' and o.oprright = rt.oid "             \
+         "  and o.oprresult = result.oid order by operand")
+    return result
+
+# list all binary operators
+def list_binary_operator(pgcnx):
+    result = pgcnx.query("select o.oprname as binary_op, "           \
+        "  rt.typname as right_opr, lt.typname as left_opr, "     \
+        "  result.typname as return_type "                             \
+        "from pg_operator o, pg_type rt, pg_type lt, pg_type result " \
+        "where o.oprkind = 'b' and o.oprright = rt.oid "            \
+        "  and o.oprleft = lt.oid and o.oprresult = result.oid")
+    return result
+
+# returns the name, args and return type from all function of lang l
+def list_lang_func(pgcnx, l):
+    result = pgcnx.query("select p.proname, p.pronargs, t.typname "  \
+        "from pg_proc p, pg_language l, pg_type t "                    \
+        "where p.prolang = l.oid and p.prorettype = t.oid "            \
+        "  and l.lanname = '%s' order by proname" % l)
+    return result
+
+# lists all the aggregate functions and the type to which they can be applied
+def list_agg_func(pgcnx):
+    result = pgcnx.query("select a.aggname, t.typname "              \
+         "from pg_aggregate a, pg_type t "                             \
+         "where a.aggbasetype = t.oid order by aggname, typname")
+    return result
+
+# lists all the operator classes that can be used with each access method as
+# well as the operators that can be used with the respective operator classes
+def list_op_class(pgcnx):
+    result = pgcnx.query("select am.amname, opc.opcname, opr.oprname " \
+        "from pg_am am, pg_amop amop, pg_opclass opc, pg_operator opr "  \
+        "where amop.amopid = am.oid and amop.amopclaid = opc.oid "       \
+        "  and amop.amopopr = opr.oid order by amname, opcname, oprname")
+    return result
+
+# demo function - runs all examples
+def demo(pgcnx):
+    print "Listing simple indices ..."
+    temp = list_simple_ind(pgcnx)
+    display(temp.listfields(), temp.getresult())
+    print "Listing all attributes ..."
+    temp = list_all_attr(pgcnx)
+    display(temp.listfields(), temp.getresult())
+    print "Listing all user-defined base types ..."
+    temp = list_user_base_type(pgcnx)
+    display(temp.listfields(), temp.getresult())
+    print "Listing all left-unary operators defined ..."
+    temp = list_left_unary_operator(pgcnx)
+    display(temp.listfields(), temp.getresult())
+    print "Listing all right-unary operators defined ..."
+    temp = list_right_unary_operator(pgcnx)
+    display(temp.listfields(), temp.getresult())
+    print "Listing all binary operators ..."
+    temp = list_binary_operator(pgcnx)
+    display(temp.listfields(), temp.getresult())
+    print "Listing C external function linked ..."
+    temp = list_lang_func(pgcnx, 'C')
+    display(temp.listfields(), temp.getresult())
+    print "Listing C internal functions ..."
+    temp = list_lang_func(pgcnx, 'internal')
+    display(temp.listfields(), temp.getresult())
+    print "Listing SQL functions defined ..."
+    temp = list_lang_func(pgcnx, 'sql')
+    display(temp.listfields(), temp.getresult())
+    print "Listing 'aggregate functions' ..."
+    temp = list_agg_func(pgcnx)
+    display(temp.listfields(), temp.getresult())
+    print "Listing 'operator classes' ..."
+    temp = list_op_class(pgcnx)
+    display(temp.listfields(), temp.getresult())
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