Re: using pgdb and python

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> I am using pgdb. I know psycpg is also a DBI compliant interface for
> postgresql. If there is a recommendation as to which one is better,
> I'd like to hear it. (better for me now means that it has better
> documentation, sample code, etc.)

I know nothing of pgdb but Command Prompt uses psycopg exclusively and
it works very well.

> 
> I am constructing a sql insert statement (parameterized) and would
> like to catch meaningfull exceptions like, keyviolation (on the
> insert) or other postgresql exceptions that might happen. So far the
> only exception I see from pgdb when I do a full traceback and anlyze
> that. What I would like is something like
> 
> try:
>    cursor.execute(sql, parameters)
> except KeyViolation:
> 
> except DataConversionError:
> 
>  and such like.
> 
> I would really appreciate any pointers you might have on using python
> with postgresql.

I would look at psycopg and specifically psycopg2.

Joshua D. Drake



> 
> thanks.
> 
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