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Explain SQLite a bit more clearly

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Andrew M. Kuchling 2006-09-08 13:35:49 +00:00
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@ -2116,14 +2116,16 @@ The pysqlite module (\url{http://www.pysqlite.org}), a wrapper for the
SQLite embedded database, has been added to the standard library under
the package name \module{sqlite3}.
SQLite is a C library that provides a SQL-language database that
stores data in disk files without requiring a separate server process.
SQLite is a C library that provides a lightweight disk-based database
that doesn't require a separate server process and allows accessing
the database using a nonstandard variant of the SQL query language.
Some applications can use SQLite for internal data storage. It's also
possible to prototype an application using SQLite and then port the
code to a larger database such as PostgreSQL or Oracle.
pysqlite was written by Gerhard H\"aring and provides a SQL interface
compliant with the DB-API 2.0 specification described by
\pep{249}. This means that it should be possible to write the first
version of your applications using SQLite for data storage. If
switching to a larger database such as PostgreSQL or Oracle is
later necessary, the switch should be relatively easy.
\pep{249}.
If you're compiling the Python source yourself, note that the source
tree doesn't include the SQLite code, only the wrapper module.