From 76e8266a19f4e12ee172f4c23fb8186191084326 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: adustman Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2001 01:46:03 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Doc updates. --- mysql/CompatMysqldb.py | 20 ++++++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/mysql/CompatMysqldb.py b/mysql/CompatMysqldb.py index f29c214..d993941 100755 --- a/mysql/CompatMysqldb.py +++ b/mysql/CompatMysqldb.py @@ -1,8 +1,20 @@ -#author: James Henstridge -#adapted to _mysql by Andy Dustman -#under no circumstances should you bug James about this!!! +""" +Original author: James Henstridge +Adapted by: Andy Dustman -"""This is a class that implements an interface to mySQL databases, conforming +This is the original Mysqldb.py module which came with MySQLmodule-1.4, +only it has been adapted to use _mysql instead MySQL. It is intended +for backwards compatibility purposes only. But as a bonus, transactions +will work if your database server and table types support them. It is +called CompatMysqldb instead of Mysqldb so as not to interfere with an +existing Mysqldb, or MySQLdb on case-insensitive brain-dead operating +systems. + +Under no circumstances should you bug James Henstridge about this!!! + +----- + +This is a class that implements an interface to mySQL databases, conforming to the API published by the Python db-sig at http://www.python.org/sigs/db-sig/DatabaseAPI.html