advice for perl expert wanting to learn python

[Zeljko Vrba]

Now, why would I like to learn Python: because of IronPython port to CLR.
Perl port to CLR doesn't seem to be coming soon. First Perl6 for Parrot has
to be written, and then other backends..

What's the easiest way of learning python knowing perl? Is there somewhere
a 'how-to' cookbook with parallel examples of frequent idioms in perl and
python?

And most important thing, how does Python deal with database connectivity?
Is there a single API (akin to DBI) for connecting to databases?

How does Python support the following databases:
- Oracle
- Postgres
- MySQL
- SQLServer (maybe using freetds?)
- ODBC connectivity (connecting to MS Access)

[Stano Paska]

Zeljko Vrba wrote:

Now, why would I like to learn Python: because of IronPython port to CLR.
Perl port to CLR doesn't seem to be coming soon. First Perl6 for Parrot has
to be written, and then other backends..

What's the easiest way of learning python knowing perl? Is there somewhere
a 'how-to' cookbook with parallel examples of frequent idioms in perl and
python?
http://pleac.sourceforge.net/

And most important thing, how does Python deal with database connectivity?
Is there a single API (akin to DBI) for connecting to databases?
Yes, python has defined single API

How does Python support the following databases:
- Oracle
- Postgres
- MySQL
- SQLServer (maybe using freetds?)
- ODBC connectivity (connecting to MS Access)

I have tried MySQLdb package and mdb connectivity through
win32com.client package.
I read about Postgres and Oracle connectivity...

Stano Paska.

[richard]

Zeljko Vrba wrote:

What's the easiest way of learning python knowing perl? Is there somewhere
a 'how-to' cookbook with parallel examples of frequent idioms in perl and
python?
A good start might be:

http://www.python.org/doc/Intros.html

under the "Introducti ons for programmers" heading.

Then there's http://www.python.org/doc/Comparisons.html#perl which has
direct comparisons.

And most important thing, how does Python deal with database connectivity?
Is there a single API (akin to DBI) for connecting to databases?
There is a DB-API standard, which is implemented by the various connectors.

How does Python support the following databases:
- Oracle
- Postgres
- MySQL
- SQLServer (maybe using freetds?)
- ODBC connectivity (connecting to MS Access)

Well.
Richard

[A.M. Kuchling]

On Tue, 3 Aug 2004 07:39:46 +0000 (UTC),
Zeljko Vrba <mo****@fly.srk .fer.hr> wrote:

What's the easiest way of learning python knowing perl? Is there somewhere
a 'how-to' cookbook with parallel examples of frequent idioms in perl and
python?

Jak Kirman wrote one around 1996. I've just put a copy in the Python wiki at
http://www.python.org/moin/PerlPhrasebook .

--amk

[marco]

Zeljko Vrba <mo****@fly.srk .fer.hr> writes:

What's the easiest way of learning python knowing perl? Is there somewhere
a 'how-to' cookbook with parallel examples of frequent idioms in perl and
python?

There's this one:

http://makeashorterlink.com/?P6C226BF8

but it's a bit dated (probably good for simple stuff, though)...

Cheers,

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http://reimeika.ca/ http://photo.reimeika.ca

[David Fraser]

Zeljko Vrba wrote:

Now, why would I like to learn Python: because of IronPython port to CLR.
Perl port to CLR doesn't seem to be coming soon. First Perl6 for Parrot has
to be written, and then other backends..

What's the easiest way of learning python knowing perl? Is there somewhere
a 'how-to' cookbook with parallel examples of frequent idioms in perl and
python?

And most important thing, how does Python deal with database connectivity?
Is there a single API (akin to DBI) for connecting to databases?

How does Python support the following databases:
- Oracle
- Postgres
- MySQL
- SQLServer (maybe using freetds?)
- ODBC connectivity (connecting to MS Access)

I have used Oracle, SQLServer and Access via ADO - try adodpapi.sf.net
which is a wrapper for ADO to the Python DB-API.
But note that you may well not be able to use any of this database stuff
from IronPython

David

[Harry George]

David Fraser <da****@sjsoft. com> writes:

Zeljko Vrba wrote:

Now, why would I like to learn Python: because of IronPython port to CLR.
Perl port to CLR doesn't seem to be coming soon. First Perl6 for Parrot has
to be written, and then other backends..
What's the easiest way of learning python knowing perl?
For experienced scripters, I find Beazley's "Python Essential
Reference" is excellent. You already know what you want, just need to
see how Python does it, and don't need a lot of handholding. Get a
copy of "Python Cookbook" too, and scan that. Then rewrite one of
your exsiting perl scripts.
Is there
somewhere
a 'how-to' cookbook with parallel examples of frequent idioms in perl and
python?
An interesting variant on that is my pyperlish module, at
http://www.seanet.com/~hgg9140/comp/index.html

You can either use it as-is, or read the code to see how to emulate
perl in python. NOTE: I do not recommend using pyperlish once you get
the hang of python.

And most important thing, how does Python deal with database
connectivity?
Is there a single API (akin to DBI) for connecting to databases?
How does Python support the following databases:
- Oracle
- Postgres
- MySQL
- SQLServer (maybe using freetds?)
- ODBC connectivity (connecting to MS Access)

I have used Oracle, SQLServer and Access via ADO - try adodpapi.sf.net
which is a wrapper for ADO to the Python DB-API.
But note that you may well not be able to use any of this database
stuff from IronPython

David

More cross-platform and cross-DBMS is to code to the DB-API 2.0:
http://www.python.org/topics/database/

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[David Fraser]

Harry George wrote:

David Fraser <da****@sjsoft. com> writes:

Zeljko Vrba wrote:

And most important thing, how does Python deal with database
connectivity ?
Is there a single API (akin to DBI) for connecting to databases?
How does Python support the following databases:
- Oracle
- Postgres
- MySQL
- SQLServer (maybe using freetds?)
- ODBC connectivity (connecting to MS Access)

I have used Oracle, SQLServer and Access via ADO - try adodpapi.sf.net
which is a wrapper for ADO to the Python DB-API.
But note that you may well not be able to use any of this database
stuff from IronPython

David

More cross-platform and cross-DBMS is to code to the DB-API 2.0:
http://www.python.org/topics/database/

Thats why I said to look at adodbapi.source forge.net although I misspelt
it - it is DB-API 2.0 compliant.

David

[Marcel van den Dungen]

Zeljko Vrba <mo****@fly.srk .fer.hr> wrote in message news:<sl******* ************@fl y.srk.fer.hr>.. .

Now, why would I like to learn Python: because of IronPython port to CLR.
Perl port to CLR doesn't seem to be coming soon. First Perl6 for Parrot has
to be written, and then other backends..

What's the easiest way of learning python knowing perl? Is there somewhere
a 'how-to' cookbook with parallel examples of frequent idioms in perl and
python?

See the Perl/Python phrasebook:
http://www.python.org/moin/PerlPhrasebook

-- Marcel

[Keith Farmer]

David Fraser <da****@sjsoft. com> wrote in message news:<ce******* ***@ctb-nnrp2.saix.net> ...

Zeljko Vrba wrote:

And most important thing, how does Python deal with database connectivity?
Is there a single API (akin to DBI) for connecting to databases?

I have used Oracle, SQLServer and Access via ADO - try adodpapi.sf.net
which is a wrapper for ADO to the Python DB-API.
But note that you may well not be able to use any of this database stuff
from IronPython

Assuming you find yourself working with .NET -- as you would with
IronPython -- I would expect it to have access to the stock database
namespaces under whatever environment you're in: under MS's
implementation of .NET, System.Data.* (same under Mono?). This would
be the most likely line, since there's a lot of prior work in .NET
that targets that namespace, including UI controls.

For documentation, search for "ADO.NET". It's actually a pretty good
framework, and doesn't require a database connection to make use of it
(ie, you want an in-memory database, but don't need persistent
storage).

I don't know what Jim's planning to do with the Python db api, but
between the two, I'd personally use ADO.NET when available. I'd
suggest the IronPython email list (www.ironpython.org) for more
information.