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‎databases.html‎

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the design of your PostgreSQL database.</p>
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<div class="section" id="id2">
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<h2>MySQL</h2>
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<p>MySQL is another viable open source database backend option for Python web
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applications. MySQL has a slightly easier initial learning curve than
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PostgreSQL. The database is deployed in production at some of the highest
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trafficked sites such as
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<a class="reference external" href="https://blog.twitter.com/2012/mysql-twitter">Twitter</a>,
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<a class="reference external" href="https://www.facebook.com/notes/facebook-engineering/mysql-and-database-engineering-mark-callaghan/10150599729938920">Facebook</a>
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and <a class="reference external" href="http://www.mysql.com/customers/">many others major organizations</a>.
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However, since the company focused on MySQL development,
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<a class="reference external" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MySQL_AB">MySQL AB</a>, was
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purchased by Sun Microsystems (which was in turn purchased by Oracle), there
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have been major defections away from the database by
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<a class="reference external" href="http://www.zdnet.com/wikipedia-moving-from-mysql-to-mariadb-7000008912/">Wikipedia</a>
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and <a class="reference external" href="http://readwrite.com/2013/09/14/google-waves-goodbye-to-mysql-in-favor-of-mariadb">Google</a>.
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MySQL remains a viable database option but I always recommend new Python
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developers learn PostgreSQL if they do not already know MySQL.</p>
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<div class="section" id="mysql-resources">
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<h3>MySQL resources</h3>
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<p><a class="reference external" href="http://designm.ag/tutorials/28-beginners-tutorials-for-learning-about-mysql-databases/">28 Beginner's Tutorials for Learning about MySQL Databases</a>
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is a curated collection on various introductory MySQL topics.</p>
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<p>This tutorial shows how to install <a class="reference external" href="http://www.cs.wcupa.edu/rkline/index/mysql-lin.html">MySQL on Ubuntu</a>.</p>
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<div class="section" id="connecting-to-a-database-with-python">
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<h2>Connecting to a database with Python</h2>
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<p>To work with a relational database using Python, you need to use a code

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‎source/content/pages/databases.rst‎

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the design of your PostgreSQL database.
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MySQL
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MySQL is another viable open source database backend option for Python web
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applications. MySQL has a slightly easier initial learning curve than
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PostgreSQL. The database is deployed in production at some of the highest
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trafficked sites such as
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`Twitter <https://blog.twitter.com/2012/mysql-twitter>`_,
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`Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/notes/facebook-engineering/mysql-and-database-engineering-mark-callaghan/10150599729938920>`__
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and `many others major organizations <http://www.mysql.com/customers/>`_.
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However, since the company focused on MySQL development,
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`MySQL AB <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MySQL_AB>`_, was
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purchased by Sun Microsystems (which was in turn purchased by Oracle), there
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have been major defections away from the database by
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`Wikipedia <http://www.zdnet.com/wikipedia-moving-from-mysql-to-mariadb-7000008912/>`_
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and `Google <http://readwrite.com/2013/09/14/google-waves-goodbye-to-mysql-in-favor-of-mariadb>`_.
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MySQL remains a viable database option but I always recommend new Python
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developers learn PostgreSQL if they do not already know MySQL.
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MySQL resources
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===============
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`28 Beginner's Tutorials for Learning about MySQL Databases <http://designm.ag/tutorials/28-beginners-tutorials-for-learning-about-mysql-databases/>`_
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is a curated collection on various introductory MySQL topics.
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This tutorial shows how to install `MySQL on Ubuntu <http://www.cs.wcupa.edu/rkline/index/mysql-lin.html>`_.
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