PostgreSQL on Windows' state

2020-09-23 Thread Alessandro Dentella 


Hi,

disclaimer: I've never been a Windows user and I send this email just on behalf
of a friend that has problems convincing his team to use PostgreSQL.

I'd like to understand if what the team replies to him is correct or not.

The final project should work with Python (we know it just works) and with c#.
The team states that:

  "It does not exist a native driver. You need to use ODBC, that is an old
  technology and doesn't give warranties in terms of security, reliability and
  performance."

Is it any true? is it biased?

Thanks in advance for any hints a link to be read


sandro


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Re: PostgreSQL on Windows' state

2020-09-23 Thread Alessandro Dentella 
On Wed, Sep 23, 2020 at 12:21:39PM +0200, Pavel Stehule wrote:
> st 23. 9. 2020 v 10:38 odesílatel Alessandro Dentella <
> sandro.dente...@gmail.com> napsal:
> 
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > disclaimer: I've never been a Windows user and I send this email just on
> > behalf
> > of a friend that has problems convincing his team to use PostgreSQL.
> >
> > I'd like to understand if what the team replies to him is correct or not.
> >
> > The final project should work with Python (we know it just works) and with
> > c#.
> > The team states that:
> >
> >   "It does not exist a native driver. You need to use ODBC, that is an old
> >   technology and doesn't give warranties in terms of security, reliability
> > and
> >   performance."
> >
> > Is it any true? is it biased?
> >
> 
> https://kb.objectrocket.com/postgresql/how-to-install-psycopg2-in-windows-1460
> 
> So minimally psycopg2 - native driver for Python exists for Win

Thanks Pavel, but psycopg2 (that I always use is just for Python). T
hey claim/complain that from c# there's no native solution.

Personally I don't know even if ODBC is really to be considered a second class
choice. It sounds awkward to me that such a great db has flaws like this (I'm
NOT stating it *has* flaws)


sandro