> 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. > -- The PostgreSQL Company - Command Prompt, Inc. 1.503.667.4564 PostgreSQL Replication, Consulting, Custom Development, 24x7 support Managed Services, Shared and Dedicated Hosting Co-Authors: PLphp, PLperl, ODBCng - http://www.commandprompt.com/