Interfacing With SQL Databases

How easy or efficient the development process is impacted greatly by the tools you use. Python is well-known for easy-to-read syntax and for relatively elegant coding being part of the language itself. When working with databases, however, some implementations are better than others. In the section on databases, you will find a series of guides on reading and writing from PostgreSQL and MySQL. For each SQL dialect, only one database-related module is used. Others exist, but the modules used allow for the cleanest implementations. For more, see:

• Reading MySQL
• Writing MySQL
• Reading PostgreSQL
• Writing PostgreSQL

The rule in carpentry/joinery is: Using the right tools always makes a job go easier. What is true in building houses is true in developing applications.