dbf.py API question concerning Index.index_search()

Thu Aug 16 12:43:13 EDT 2012

On 16/08/2012 17:13, Ethan Furman wrote:
> MRAB wrote:
>> On 16/08/2012 02:22, Ethan Furman wrote:
>>> Steven D'Aprano wrote:
>>>> On 2012年8月15日 16:26:09 -0700, Ethan Furman wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Indexes have a new method (rebirth of an old one, really):
>>>>>>>>>> .index_search(
>>>>> match,
>>>>> start=None,
>>>>> stop=None,
>>>>> nearest=False,
>>>>> partial=False )
>>>> [...]
>>>>>>>> Why "index_search" rather than just "search"?
>>>>>> Because "search" already exists and returns a dbf.List of all matching
>>> records.
>>>>> Perhaps that should've been called "find_all"!
>> In interesting thought.
>> Currently there are:
>> .index(data) --> returns index of data in Index, or raises error
> .query(string) --> brute force search, returns all matching records
> .search(match) --> binary search through table, returns all matching
> records
>> 'index' and 'query' are supported by Tables, Lists, and Indexes; search
> (and now index_search) are only supported on Indexes.
>What exactly is the difference between .index and .index_search with
the default arguments?