Python and PostgreSQL 7.x ?

[Jim Hefferon]

Brian Alexander <brian094 at sympatico.ca> wrote
> I'm having a hard time figuring out how to connect to a local postgres 
> server.
> 
>   ...  Where can I find instructions on using this 
> database server from Python?

I've had very good luck with PyPgSQL.  By coincidence an upgrade was
announced
yesterday
  http://groups.google.com/groups?dq=&start=50&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&group=comp.lang.python&safe=off&selm=mailman.1039996519.9977.p

Look on the www.python.org site for the DB-SIG (special interest
group).  There
are some docs there.

Jim Hefferon