[SQLObject] exploring SQLObject as a bridge

[Donnal W. <don...@ya...>]

The custom (clinical) application development framework on which I
have been working consists of abstraction and presentation layers.
The abstraction layer produces a directed, labeled, object graph in
which the nodes support links to the presentation layer in what may
be called a model-view-presenter (MVP) architecture. ("Presenters"
are thick wrappers around wxPython "Views" attached to "Models" in
the abstraction layer.)

Until recently I had not intended to support relational database
persistence for the abstraction layer, but others have convinced me
that this would be a worthwhile feature to consider. Therefore, I
am interested in exploring SQLObject as a possible bridge between
the abstraction layer and relational databases.

I am sure I will have other question of a more theoretical nature,
but my first question is merely to ask for recommendations for a
database backend. Since I am only exploring for now, I would am
interested in the easiest to install on my local machine. I had
planned on using Gadfly, for example, but I don't see it on the
list of databases supported by SQLObject. SQLite seems attractive,
but if I understand the instructions correctly, I would have to
compile it myself, and I don't have a C compiler. (Or is there a
Windows binary available?) What RDBMS would you recommend?

Thanks,

Donnal Walter, MD
Arkansas Children's Hospital
http://mindwrapper.org