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Christophe Pettus - PostgreSQL Proficiency for Python People - PyCon 2016

PyCon 2016 · 7.8K views · 2016-05-30 · 3:00:06

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Overview

A three-hour PyCon 2016 tutorial by Christophe Pettus that orients Python developers to PostgreSQL. It covers installation, administration, and use, including vacuuming, MVCC, replication and backups.

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HN readers recommend it as a thorough, practical introduction to Postgres fundamentals and optimization for application developers.

Recommended by 3 HN people across 3 months · HN mentions 2016–2016

Topics

Databases & storagePython, Ruby & scripting languages
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postgresqlmvccvacuumreplicationpythondatabases

What people said

elmigranto · 2016-09 · Strong recommendation

I found this to be great introductory that touches on all the major points to keep in mind with Postgres. It's pretty up-to-date too! [VIDEO] It isn't quite what you ask for, but should be enough to get you high-level overview of major systems and contains solid practical advices (on vacuuming, mvcc, replication, backups, etc…), so you know what to google for deeper understanding.

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insertnickname · 2016-06 · Strong recommendation

For this, I highly recommend this tutorial by Christophe Pettus from PyCon: [VIDEO] It covers the basics of setting up Postgres as well as other things.

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ceyhunkazel · 2016-08 · Recommendation

I recommend following Christophe Pettus - PostgreSQL Proficiency for Python People - PyCon 2016 video for postgresql basics and optimization [VIDEO]

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