creating a new database with mysqldb

[John Salerno]

BartlebyScrivener wrote:
> I would learn basic, commandline SQL first and get comfortable creating
> tables, querying your dbs etc. THEN, add Python. Otherwise you spin
> your wheels not knowing whether it's your use of the Python modules or
> your bad SQL commands that are fouling things up.
> 
> http://sqlcourse.com/intro.html
> 
> or I recommend Chris Fehily's SQL 2nd Ed. Great book, and cheap.
> 

I did that tutorial yesterday. It was great and I learned a lot about 
the basics of working with tables. After learning the queries, then I 
moved on to using them with Python. I plan to get the pocket reference 
later today, so that might help as well.