[wxpython-users] a bit OT, db for deploying w/ wx on OS X?

[Mike Driscoll]

iain duncan wrote:
> A little off topic, but I'm not sure where else to get practical
> feedback on this. I've got a booking system that will be run on OS X
> with a local database. I'm a relatively experienced python developer,
> but an os x newbie, and would like the whole thing to be as idiot proof
> as possible. Anyone have suggestions on what they have found to work
> well for that sort of thing? I'm used to using MySQL for web dev but
> installing the python mysql drivers on os x was painful. 
>
> In use right now are:
> python2.5, from mac universal binary
> wxpython2.8, from mac universal binary
> FormEncode - from setuptools ( if you haven't checked it out, it's
> great! )
> SQLAlchemy0.4.3 - from setuptools
> MySQLdb - manual compile required with extra symlink in the system, ugh!
>
> and likely Paramiko for remote backups, but that could run separately.
>
> Also, in some cases this system may be deployed so that others can
> connect to the database, if this would change your recommendation, I'd
> love to hear that too.
>
> Lastly, if there is a better place to ask these sorts of questions, feel
> free to point me there! 
>
> Thanks
> Iain
>
>   
Not sure what you mean by "idiot proof", but one good way is to limit 
the options the user has. The less options, the less there is for 
"idiots" to screw up. Make it as simple as possible for the simpletons, 
in other words. This works cross-platform!

Other than that, I don't have much as I don't have a Mac. Good luck!

Mike