From: Jason Kirtland Date: Sun, 5 Aug 2007 01:21:10 +0000 (+0000) Subject: doc tweaks X-Git-Tag: rel_0_4beta1~75 X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=18f513241957672a5a5d04c196592ca92356c3e8;p=thirdparty%2Fsqlalchemy%2Fsqlalchemy.git doc tweaks --- diff --git a/doc/build/content/intro.txt b/doc/build/content/intro.txt index 6b8a81c9cb..9c57a6163c 100644 --- a/doc/build/content/intro.txt +++ b/doc/build/content/intro.txt @@ -46,11 +46,11 @@ Installing SQLAlchemy from scratch is most easily achieved with [setuptools][]. # easy_install SQLAlchemy -This command will download the latest version of SQLAlchemy from the [Python Cheese Shop][cheese] and install it to your system. +This command will download the latest version of SQLAlchemy from the [Python Cheese Shop][pypi] and install it to your system. [setuptools]: http://peak.telecommunity.com/DevCenter/setuptools [install setuptools]: http://peak.telecommunity.com/DevCenter/EasyInstall#installation-instructions -[cheese]: http://cheeseshop.python.org/pypi/SQLAlchemy +[pypi]: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/SQLAlchemy Otherwise, you can install from the distribution using the `setup.py` script: @@ -58,21 +58,19 @@ Otherwise, you can install from the distribution using the `setup.py` script: ### Installing a Database API {@name=dbms} -SQLAlchemy is designed to operate with a [DBAPI](http://www.python.org/doc/peps/pep-0249/) implementation built for a particular database, and includes support for the most popular databases: +SQLAlchemy is designed to operate with a [DB-API](http://www.python.org/doc/peps/pep-0249/) implementation built for a particular database, and includes support for the most popular databases: * Postgres: [psycopg2](http://www.initd.org/tracker/psycopg/wiki/PsycopgTwo) -* SQLite: [pysqlite](http://initd.org/tracker/pysqlite) -* MySQL: [MySQLDB](http://sourceforge.net/projects/mysql-python) +* SQLite: [pysqlite](http://initd.org/tracker/pysqlite), [sqlite3](http://docs.python.org/lib/module-sqlite3.html) (included with Python 2.5 or greater) +* MySQL: [MySQLdb](http://sourceforge.net/projects/mysql-python) * Oracle: [cx_Oracle](http://www.cxtools.net/default.aspx?nav=home) -* MS-SQL: [pyodbc](http://pyodbc.sourceforge.net/) (recommended) [adodbapi](http://adodbapi.sourceforge.net/) [pymssql](http://pymssql.sourceforge.net/) +* MS-SQL: [pyodbc](http://pyodbc.sourceforge.net/) (recommended), [adodbapi](http://adodbapi.sourceforge.net/) or [pymssql](http://pymssql.sourceforge.net/) * Firebird: [kinterbasdb](http://kinterbasdb.sourceforge.net/) * Informix: [informixdb](http://informixdb.sourceforge.net/) -When using Python 2.5 or greater, a SQLite database library is already provided. - ### Checking the Installed SQLAlchemy Version -These documents are designed around version 0.4. If you're working on a system that already has SQLAlchemy installed, check the version from your Python prompt like this: +This documentation covers SQLAlchemy version 0.4. If you're working on a system that already has SQLAlchemy installed, check the version from your Python prompt like this: {python} >>> import sqlalchemy