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@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ To connect to a database you need to identify it by its `URL <http://docs.sqlalc
# connecting to a PostgreSQL database # connecting to a PostgreSQL database
db = dataset.connect('postgresql://scott:tiger@localhost:5432/mydatabase') db = dataset.connect('postgresql://scott:tiger@localhost:5432/mydatabase')
It is also possible to define the `URL` as an environment variable called `DATABASE_URL`
so you can initialize database connection without explicitly passing an `URL`::
db = dataset.connect()
Depending on which database you're using, you may also have to install Depending on which database you're using, you may also have to install
the database bindings to support that database. SQLite is included in the database bindings to support that database. SQLite is included in
the Python core, but PostgreSQL requires ``psycopg2`` to be installed. the Python core, but PostgreSQL requires ``psycopg2`` to be installed.