diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 729c92c..ea9bb08 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ database (`.rdb`) as a [Pandas](http://pandas.pydata.org/) ## Installation To read the database, this package (thinly!) wraps -[MDBTools](http://mdbtools.sourceforge.net/). Since I assume you're already +[MDBTools](https://github.com/mdbtools/mdbtools). Since I assume you're already using Pandas, it should be your only installation requirement. If you are on `OSX`, install it via [Homebrew](http://brew.sh/): @@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ If you are on `OSX`, install it via [Homebrew](http://brew.sh/): ```sh $ brew install mdbtools ``` + +If you are on `Debian`, install it via apt: +```sh +$ sudo apt install mdbtools +``` + Then, do, ```sh $ pip install pandas_access @@ -24,18 +30,18 @@ $ pip install pandas_access ## Usage ```python -import pandas_access as mdb +import pandas_access as pd_access # Listing the tables. -for tbl in mdb.list_tables("my.mdb"): +for tbl in pd_access.list_tables("my.mdb"): print(tbl) # Read a small table. -df = pandas_access.read_table("my.mdb", "MyTable") +df = pd_access.read_table("my.mdb", "MyTable") # Read a huge table. accumulator = [] -for chunk in pandas_access.read_table("my.mdb", "MyTable", chunksize=10000): +for chunk in pd_access.read_table("my.mdb", "MyTable", chunksize=10000): accumulator.append(f(chunk)) ```