================================ PyGreSQL Programming Information ================================ -------------------------------------------- The DB-API compliant interface (pgdb module) -------------------------------------------- .. meta:: :description: The DB-API compliant interface (pgdb module) :keywords: PyGreSQL, pgdb, DB-API, PostGreSQL, Python .. sectnum:: .. contents:: Contents Introduction ============ You may either choose to use the `"classic" PyGreSQL interface `_ provided by the `pg` module or else the `DB-API 2.0 compliant interface `_ provided by the `pgdb` module. `DB-API 2.0 `_ (Python Database API Specification v2.0) is a specification for connecting to databases (not only PostGreSQL) from Python that has been developed by the Python DB-SIG in 1999. The following documentation covers only the newer `pgdb` API. The authoritative programming information for the DB-API is availabe at http://www.python.org/peps/pep-0249.html A tutorial like introduction to the DB-API can be found at http://www2.linuxjournal.com/lj-issues/issue49/2605.html The pgdb module =============== .. note:: This section of the documentation still needs to be written.