[DB-SIG] FW: [PyGreSQL] DB API v2.0?

[Zakon, Stuart]

This is a thread forwarded from the PyGreSQL mailing list.
We are polling for interest in doing a DB-API 2.0 interface to PostgreSQL.
Any interest out there?

Stuart

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Zakon, Stuart [SMTP:ZakonS@eccelerate.com]
> Sent:	Wednesday, August 18, 1999 9:27 AM
> To:	PyGreSQL@vex.net
> Subject:	RE: [PyGreSQL] DB API v2.0?
> 
> D'Arcy,
> 
> I latched on to PostgreSQL from the LinuxWorld award and writeup.
> I'm assuming that this will generate a lot of interest in general in
> PostgreSQL.
> However, like others, I want to stay close to DB API 2.0 so that my app
> can port to multiple database platforms. Based on increased interest in 
> PostgreSQL, it would make sense to stimulate interest in the developer
> community to get a DB API 2.0 wrapper. How about posting to
> comp.lang.python?
> Or does the database SIG have a mailing list? There should be interest out
> there
> for this from somebody with experience in the API.
> 
> Good luck,
> Stuart
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:	D'Arcy" "J.M." Cain [SMTP:darcy@druid.druid.net]
> > Sent:	Tuesday, August 17, 1999 9:56 PM
> > To:	PyGreSQL@vex.net
> > Subject:	Re: [PyGreSQL] DB API v2.0?
> > 
> > Thus spake Zakon, Stuart
> > > Hi,
> > > I am hunting for a python module that will support DB API v2.0 to
> > > PostgreSQL.
> > > I didn't see anything on your site indicating support for this.
> > > Is the PygreSQL team going to support this API? Are there technical
> > > reasons why this might not be done?
> > 
> > Well, the plan was that 3.0 would be the version with DB API support.
> > Unfortunately real life keeps tripping me up.  Basically, Andre
> > Pascal, the gentleman who wrote PyGres95 upon which PyGreSQL is
> > based, was going to supply patches to add that in.  I don't know
> > enough about the DB API to write it myself so I depend on others.
> > I haven't heard from him for a while so I imagine that he is busy
> > and I have been busy too so I haven't been able to follow up with him.
> > 
> > The general idea is to add support functions into the C module to
> > support the functionality.  Then, we would write another wrapper
> > around the _pg module like the pg one.  That way both interfaces
> > are available.  I can probably start posting some of the discussions
> > Andre and I have been having in case others would like to jump in and
> > help out.  I suppose I should ask Andre first although he has been
> > agreeable to my posting his email before.  Since he is subscribed
> > to this list I assume he will see this and take it as a request.
> > 
> > After all, the whole point of open source software is to get the
> > advantage of that huge pool of potential developers.  We may as
> > well tap into it.  I expect to have some spare time around mid
> > to end September.  Anyone interested in ramping up this project
> > around then?  If so then I can start posting things for discussion
> > purposes and hopefully when we are ready to do the real work we
> > will have all our directions figured out.
> > 
> > -- 
> > D'Arcy J.M. Cain <darcy@{druid|vex}.net>   |  Democracy is three wolves
> > http://www.druid.net/darcy/                |  and a sheep voting on
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> >
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