Do anyone here use Python *embedded* in a database?

[Joshua Kugler]

Jonathan Fine wrote:

> Hi
> 
> I'm writing a talk that compares embed and extend, and wondered if
> anyone here ever used the Python *embedded* in a database server.
>      http://twistedmatrix.com/users/glyph/rant/extendit.html
> 
> Web frameworks (such as Django) use extend, to import an extension
> module that makes a connection to a database.
> 
> If you have used embed, you might have consulted a page such as:
>      http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/interactive/plpython-funcs.html
> 

Yes, I've used plpython.  We had a web application that had account creation
logic with salting, encryption, etc, on the passwords.  We then wanted to
use the same accounts to log in to a Drupal site.  Instead of trying to
replicate the logic in PHP, I just created a stored procedure with
plpython, and we overrode the drupal login check to call something
like "SELECT check_account(user, pass)" which would return 1 or 0 on
success or failure, respectively.  Worked great.

j