Ape version 0.8 is ready. Ape now works with Zope 2.7 and can store the root database. The number of concepts in Ape has been reduced, making it easier to learn and extend. Ape, the Adaptable Persistence Engine, adapts Python objects to storage on the filesystem, in relational databases, or practically anywhere else. It combines the advantages of transparent object persistence with arbitrary databases and formats. Ape comes with two default mapper configurations, a Zope2-filesystem mapper and a Zope2-SQL mapper. http://hathaway.freezope.org/Software/Ape/ Shane