dBase in Python, sorta?

[rzed]

"Helmut Jarausch" <jarausch at skynet.be> wrote in message
news:3EC618D8.3050102 at skynet.be...
> rzed wrote:
> > Is there an existing Python-based product or package that fills the
> > ecological niche that dBase once filled? That is, something with a
> > database backend, some data management utilities, a convenient forms
> > and reports generator ... runnable on Win2k (for my sins)? Does
anyone
> > here use such a package? Any recommendations?
> >
>
> There seems to be a very nice product called 'rekall'
> It's a GUI to several (free) databases among which are
> Xbase, MySQL, Postgres and mightbe Firebird in the near
> future.
> The best: if you buy a licences (I've done so) you get
> the source and the system is scriptable in Python !!!
> They are very helpful in their mailing list (for customers
> only).
> I thinks it's worth the $79 .
> If you're interested have a look at
> http://www.thekompany.com/products/rekall
>
> I've just bought it recently so I have'nt had time
> to even install it.
>

Thank you for the information. It looks to be close to what I had in
mind, once the back end is added. I'm surprised that there doesn't seem
to be much competition in what, I would think, would be a natural for a
Python-based package.

--
rzed