Embedded JSON database library Python 2.7/3.x binding
Installation
Required tools/system libraries:
- gcc
- Python >= 3.x|2.7.x
- EJDB C library libejdb (from sources or as debian packages)
Python binding published: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyejdb
(A) Installing using pip
pip for python3 or python2 should be installed (sudo apt-get install python3-pip | sudo apt-get install python-pip)
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sudo pip install pyejdb
Upgrading:
sudo pip install pyejdb --upgrade
(B) Installing directly from sources
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git clone https://github.com/Softmotions/ejdb-python.git
cd ./ejdb-python
sudo python3 ./setup.py install
(C) Installing on Ubuntu/Debian (only for Python3.x)
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:adamansky/ejdb
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install python3-ejdb
One snippet intro
import pyejdb
from datetime import datetime
#Open database
ejdb = pyejdb.EJDB("zoo", pyejdb.DEFAULT_OPEN_MODE | pyejdb.JBOTRUNC)
parrot1 = {
"name": "Grenny",
"type": "African Grey",
"male": True,
"age": 1,
"birthdate": datetime.utcnow(),
"likes": ["green color", "night", "toys"],
"extra1": None
}
parrot2 = {
"name": "Bounty",
"type": "Cockatoo",
"male": False,
"age": 15,
"birthdate": datetime.utcnow(),
"likes": ["sugar cane"],
"extra1": None
}
ejdb.save("parrots2", parrot1, parrot2)
with ejdb.find("parrots2", {"likes" : "toys"},
hints={"$orderby" : [("name", 1)]}) as cur:
print("found %s parrots" % len(cur))
for p in cur:
print("%s likes toys!" % p["name"])
ejdb.close()