The Real Python Podcast Leveraging the Features of Your Database With Postgres and Python
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Jul 21, 2023 AI Snips
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Postgres: Reliable Foundation, Modern Feature Set
- PostgreSQL evolved from being a reliable, safe store into a feature-rich platform with advanced indexing and data types.
- That history makes it both trustworthy for data integrity and powerful for modern app needs.
Index Variety Matches Modern Data Shapes
- Postgres added new index types (GIN, GiST, BRIN, BRIN) over recent releases, matching new data models like arrays, JSON, and geospatial shapes.
- Each index type unlocks efficient queries for data shapes that plain B-tree can't handle.
Use Postgres Native Data Types
- Use Postgres-specific data types (ranges, JSONB) instead of modeling everything as separate columns when appropriate.
- Check your ORM's Postgres section (Django/SQLAlchemy) to leverage those native types easily.