[Python-Dev] Fixing #7175: a standard location for Python config files

Steven D'Aprano steve at pearwood.info
Fri Aug 13 02:43:30 CEST 2010


On Thu, 12 Aug 2010 08:18:27 pm Steve Holden wrote:
> One might make a case that all configuration data should be stored in
> a single SQLite database (with a suitable API to hide the relational
> nature of the store).

-1

Please don't even *consider* such a thing. Haven't we learned from 
Firefox? I for one am getting heartily sick and tired of having 
to "fix" (that is, throw away) corrupted Firefox databases. Please 
don't go down that path.


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Steven D'Aprano


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