[DB-SIG] Which db mapping tool?

[Ilia Iourovitski]

I looked for decent OR Mapper in Python land and
didn't
find any.
Probably building sql query is to easy in Python.

Your best bet is to use Castor or ObjectBridge with 
Jython.


Ilia

--- David Warnock <david@sundayta.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I have been using Python a little for a while,
> finding it very useful 
> for text file processing. Now I would like to start
> using it for 
> applications where I normally use Java (GUI and Web
> Apps).
> 
> I am looking for a OR mapping layer so that
> 
> a) I can "normally" avoid writing SQL by hand
> b) I can move easily between different dbms
> 
> I have seen the following so far
> 	MiddleKit (Webware)
> 	PyDo (SkunkWeb)
> 
> I currently use Firebird, MySql and Postgresql but
> am also interested in 
> using SQLite. I recognise that I will probably have
> to add support for 
> the Firebird and SQLite drivers to most OR layers as
> they typially 
> already support MySql and Postgresql.
> 
> My questions
> 
> 1. Are there other OR layers worth looking at
> 2. Any recommendations between these OR Layers
> 3. I have seen some of the recent discussions about
> the future of the 
> DBi API for python, have the authors of OR layers
> been specifically 
> asked about what would make their life easier?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Dave
> -- 
> David Warnock, Sundayta Ltd. http://www.sundayta.com
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> 
> 
> 
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