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diff --git a/src/interfaces/python/Announce b/src/interfaces/python/Announce new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..c79018fd9a --- /dev/null +++ b/src/interfaces/python/Announce @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ + +Announce : Release of PyGreSQL version 2.0 +=============================================== + +PyGreSQL v2.0 has been released. +It is available at: ftp://ftp.druid.net/pub/distrib/PyGreSQL-2.0.tgz. + +PostgreSQL is a database system derived from Postgres4.2. It conforms to +(most of) ANSI SQL and offers many interesting capabilities (C dynamic linking +for functions or type definition, etc.). This package is copyright by the +Regents of the University of California, and is freely distributable. + +Python is a interpretated programming langage. It is object oriented, simple +to use (light syntax, simple and straighforward statements), and has many +extensions for building GUIs, interfacing with WWW, etc. An intelligent web +browser (HotJava like) is currently under development (november 1995), and +this should open programmers many doors. Python is copyrighted by Stichting S +Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and is freely distributable. + +PyGreSQL is a python module that interfaces to a PostgreSQL database. It +embeds the PostgreSQL query library to allow easy use of the powerful +PostgreSQL features from a Python script. + +PyGreSQL 2.0 was developed and tested on a NetBSD 1.3_BETA system. It is +based on the PyGres95 code written by Pascal Andre, andre@chimay.via.ecp.fr. +I changed the version to 2.0 and updated the code for Python 1.5 and +PostgreSQL 6.2.1. While I was at it I upgraded the code to use full ANSI +style prototypes and changed the order of arguments to connect. + +Important changes from Pygres95 1.0b to PyGreSQL 2.0: + - Updated code for PostgreSQL 6.2.1 and Python 1.5. + - Reformatted code and converted to ANSI . + - Changed name to PyGreSQL (from PyGres95.) + - Changed order of arguments to connect function. + - Created new type pgqueryobject and moved certain methods to it. + - Added a print function for pgqueryobject + - Various code changes - mostly stylistic. + +For more information about each package, please have a look to their web pages: + - Python : http://www.python.org/ + - PostgreSQL : http://www.PostgreSQL.org/ + - PyGreSQL : http://www.druid.net/pygresql/ + + +D'Arcy J.M. Cain +darcy@druid.net + + |