[Zope-dev] Use ZODB3 and ZCatalog for indexing purposes

[Shane Hathaway]

Thomas Weholt wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I'm wondering about using ZODB3 and ZCatalog for a CD-indexing project. The
> actual cd-roms will seldom change after they've been registered, and I'd
> like to have some sort of auto-full-text-search feature.
> How does ZODB3 and ZCatalog fit in this picture? I'm NOT making a
> Zope-product yet, just a plain python-script, using ZODB/ZCatalog for
> storage. Later, the thing will have a Zope-interface, but for now I'm having
> so much trouble with my current implementation using PostgreSQL, mostly due
> to the fact that I cannot get full-text-searching, that I really need some
> progress now. I'm dealing with plain python objects the entire time, but
> searching is alpha/omega in this case and will break it completly if not
> implemented correctly.
> 
> Any hints, tips, flames or just emails sent out of boredome, I'm a lonely
> coder who needs a stinkin' break before I go completly nuts, so any feedback
> will be great. :->

You're definitely looking for this article.  It explains very clearly
how to access ZODB without the rest of the Zope framework.

http://starship.python.net/~amk/python/writing/zodb-zeo.html

Shane