[Couchdb Wiki] Update of "Getting_started_with_Python" by DougShawhan

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  Getting started with Python and the CouchDB API.
  
  == Library ==
- 
  === couchdbkit ===
- 
-   http://couchdbkit.org/
+  . http://couchdbkit.org/
  
  Start using Couchdbkit by reading the [[http://couchdbkit.org/docs/gettingstarted.html|Getting Started tutorial]].
  
@@ -15, +13 @@

  === couchdb-python ===
  The code for the Python library can be obtained from:
  
-   http://code.google.com/p/couchdb-python
+  . http://code.google.com/p/couchdb-python
  
  From a terminal window:
  
@@ -25, +23 @@

  $ wget http://pypi.python.org/packages/2.5/C/CouchDB/CouchDB-0.6-py2.5.egg
  $ sudo easy_install CouchDB-0.6-py2.5.egg
  }}}
- 
  This first downloads and installs the ''ez_setup.py'' script which runs python ''.egg'' files. The second part downloads the ''.egg'' file for CouchDB and installs it along with its dependencies.
  
  === couchquery ===
- 
-   http://mikeal.github.com/couchquery/
+  . http://mikeal.github.com/couchquery/
- 
  
  == Tutorial on using couchdb-python with Django ==
- 
  A tutorial on using Django (a Python framework) with CouchDb can be found at
  
+  . http://lethain.com/entry/2008/aug/18/an-introduction-to-using-couchdb-with-django/ http://www.eflorenzano.com/blog/post/using-couchdb-django/
-   http://lethain.com/entry/2008/aug/18/an-introduction-to-using-couchdb-with-django/
- 
-   http://www.eflorenzano.com/blog/post/using-couchdb-django/
  
  Alternatively you can view just the source for that example at
  
-   http://github.com/lethain/comfy-django-example/tree/master
+  . http://github.com/lethain/comfy-django-example/tree/master
  
  == Example Wrapper Class ==
+ Demonstration of basic API-interaction using Python. (note: as of python 2.6, one can use "import json" for the same functionality in this script.)
- 
- Demonstration of basic API-interaction using Python.
  
  {{{#!python
  #! /usr/bin/python2.4
@@ -116, +107 @@

              r = self.post(''.join(['/', dbName, '/']), body)
          prettyPrint(r)
  
-     def deleteDoc(self, dbName, docId):     
+     def deleteDoc(self, dbName, docId):
          # XXX Crashed if resource is non-existent; not so for DELETE on db. Bug?
-         # XXX Does not work any more, on has to specify an revid 
+         # XXX Does not work any more, on has to specify an revid
          #     Either do html head to get the recten revid or provide it as parameter
          r = self.delete(''.join(['/', dbName, '/', docId]))
          prettyPrint(r)
@@ -151, +142 @@

          c.request("DELETE", uri)
          return c.getresponse()
  }}}
- 
  == Usage Example ==
- 
  {{{#!python
  def test():
      foo = Couch('localhost', '5984')
@@ -206, +195 @@

  if __name__ == "__main__":
      test()
  }}}
- 
  == Sample Output ==
- 
  {{{#!java
  Create database 'mydb':
  {