[Python-Dev] SQLite module for Python 2.5 (original) (raw)

M.-A. Lemburg mal at egenix.com
Wed Oct 20 19:48:49 CEST 2004

Bob Ippolito wrote:

On Oct 20, 2004, at 13:05, M.-A. Lemburg wrote:

Gerhard Haering wrote:

Hi python-dev-elopers, Last December, we had a short thread discussing the integration of PySQLite into Python 2.4. At the time, I was against inclusion, because I thought PySQLite was not ripe for it, mostly because I thought the API was not stable. [...] > I think that a simple embedded relational database would be a good thing to have in Python by default. And as Python 2.5 won't happen anytime soon, there's plenty of time for developing it, getting it stable, and integrating it.

SQLite is a gem and PySQLite works great, but I don't see why we should start adding third-party tools of this size (>38k LOC C code) to the standard Python distribution. I don't think he ever said that the SQLite source tree should go into Python. By default can mean that Python builds a SQLite wrapper if SQLite is available, just like it does for bsddb, readline, etc. Binary builds for Win32 and Mac should of course ship with a copy of SQLite for use by the PySQLite extension (w/ a dll or just statically linked in). Heck, Mac OS X 10.4 will be shipping with SQLite anyway <http://www.apple.com/macosx/tiger/unix.html>!

If that's what Gerhard meant, no objections.

Perhaps you we should consider adding only the Python interface and then ship a DLL with the Windows installer like we do for expat and the Sleepycat DBM ?! Python includes expat, doesn't it?

True, but it didn't use to be included. The fact that our Fred Drake maintains it made the difference, I guess.

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