[Tutor] Query dictionaries with sql-like syntax

[Alan G]

> I'm trying to migrate a lot of data from an accounting 
> system software to another using Python. 

he easiest way to do this is usually to create a set of 
views using SQL in one database that map to the schema 
in the other. You can then read the table data out of 
the views and export it into the other DB.

This has the advantage of full SQL access to all tables
in the source DB and use SQL to join and manipulate field
data in populating the views. Default values can be added too.

> required, my question is: does a module/package/... exist 
> to query a set of dictionaries using sql syntax 

I don't know of one, thats where the Python DBI comes in 
to access sql tables directly from Python, but perrsonally 
for migrations, whoich I sadly seem to spend a lot of time 
doing! - I prefer the view approach - provided you
a) have access tothe underlying databases and
b) they support views!

HTH,

Alan G.