Python, Django, and RefDB

Hall=F6chen!

The Python bindings for RefDB are finished, see
<https://launchpad.net/pyrefdb> (use the 0.8 release).  It is only
one module, with the single external dependency that "eenc" must be
in the path.  The API is not complete yet, but it has already done
much heavy-duty work, so I think it is sensible to mention it here.
The interface is very pythonic, leading to well-readable code.

It doesn't rely on the very latest SVN version of RefDB.  In fact, I
don't use it myself.  Instead, it contains workarounds for two or
three RefDB bugs that I've found.  As soon as there is a release,
I'll remove the workarounds.


However, Django-RefDB will still take a while because I went in some
wrong directions and had to throw away code more often than usual.
In particular, additional searchable fields as well as performance
have been issues.  Now, I (ab)use extended notes for additional
fields, and I do aggressive caching.  But it will still take a month
or two.

Tsch=F6,
Torsten.

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