[Tutor] Sorting Data in Databases

[Ken G.]

Che M wrote:
>
> Ken,
>
> I would also recommend trying out databases, if you have an interest.  
> I found them a fun new aspect of using Python.  I would recommend 
> using SQLite, which very conveniently comes with Python.  Alan Gauld's 
> tutorial that you've read part of has a nice section on Working with 
> Databases, and it uses SQLite as the example database management system. 
>
> Understanding a bit about how to use SQL (the Structured Query 
> Language that most databases use, but which is surprisingly close to 
> English) is also a good thing to learn as you learn about programming 
> generally.  I thought it was going to be harder than it turned out to 
> be.  It's not bad.  Another good helper is http://sqlzoo.net/.  What 
> you will want to "Google up on" once you are ready to try to sort your 
> database is "ORDER BY" in the context of SQLite.
>
> Good luck,
> Che
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That is a surprise to me.  I did not know that Python would work with 
SQLite.   I will look into Alan's tutorial on DB.  I am getting more and 
more surprised of what Python can do.  Very comprehensive.   Thanks all.

Ken
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