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+#! /usr/local/bin/python
+# advanced.py - demo of advanced features of PostGres. Some may not be ANSI.
+# inspired from the Postgres tutorial 
+# adapted to Python 1995 by Pascal Andre
+
+print "__________________________________________________________________"
+print "MODULE ADVANCED.PY : ADVANCED POSTGRES SQL COMMANDS TUTORIAL"
+print
+print "This module is designed for being imported from python prompt"
+print
+print "In order to run the samples included here, first create a connection"
+print "using :                        cnx = advanced.DB(...)"
+print "then start the demo with:      advanced.demo(cnx)"
+print "__________________________________________________________________"
+
+from pgtools import *
+from pg import DB
+
+# inheritance features
+def inherit_demo(pgcnx):
+	print "-----------------------------"
+	print "-- Inheritance:"
+	print "--	a table can inherit from zero or more tables. A query"
+	print "--	can reference either all rows of a table or all rows "
+	print "--	of a table plus all of its descendants."
+	print "-----------------------------"
+	print
+	print "-- For example, the capitals table inherits from cities table."
+	print "-- (It inherits  all data fields from cities.)"
+	print
+	print "CREATE TABLE cities ("
+	print "    name		text,"
+	print "	   population	float8,"
+	print "    altitude	int"
+	print ")"
+	print
+	print "CREATE TABLE capitals ("
+	print "    state	varchar(2)"
+	print ") INHERITS (cities)"
+	pgcnx.query("CREATE TABLE cities ("	\
+		"name		text,"		\
+		"population	float8,"	\
+		"altitude	int)")
+	pgcnx.query("CREATE TABLE capitals ("	\
+		"state		varchar(2)) INHERITS (cities)")
+	wait_key()
+	print
+	print "-- now, let's populate the tables"
+	print
+	print "INSERT INTO cities VALUES ('San Francisco', 7.24E+5, 63)"
+	print "INSERT INTO cities VALUES ('Las Vegas', 2.583E+5, 2174)"
+	print "INSERT INTO cities VALUES ('Mariposa', 1200, 1953)"
+	print
+	print "INSERT INTO capitals VALUES ('Sacramento', 3.694E+5, 30, 'CA')"
+	print "INSERT INTO capitals VALUES ('Madison', 1.913E+5, 845, 'WI')"
+	print
+	pgcnx.query(
+		"INSERT INTO cities VALUES ('San Francisco', 7.24E+5, 63)")
+	pgcnx.query(
+		"INSERT INTO cities VALUES ('Las Vegas', 2.583E+5, 2174)")
+	pgcnx.query(
+		"INSERT INTO cities VALUES ('Mariposa', 1200, 1953)")
+	pgcnx.query("INSERT INTO capitals"	\
+		" VALUES ('Sacramento', 3.694E+5, 30, 'CA')")
+	pgcnx.query("INSERT INTO capitals"	\
+		" VALUES ('Madison', 1.913E+5, 845, 'WI')")
+	print
+	print "SELECT * FROM cities"
+	print pgcnx.query("SELECT * FROM cities")
+	print "SELECT * FROM capitals"
+	print pgcnx.query("SELECT * FROM capitals")
+	print
+	print "-- like before, a regular query references rows of the base"
+	print "-- table only"
+	print
+	print "SELECT name, altitude"
+	print "FROM cities"
+	print "WHERE altitude > 500;"
+	print pgcnx.query("SELECT name, altitude "	\
+		"FROM cities "			\
+		"WHERE altitude > 500")
+	print
+	print "-- on the other hand, you can find all cities, including "
+	print "-- capitals, that are located at an altitude of 500 'ft "
+	print "-- or higher by:"
+	print
+	print "SELECT c.name, c.altitude"
+	print "FROM cities* c"
+	print "WHERE c.altitude > 500"
+	print pgcnx.query("SELECT c.name, c.altitude "	\
+		"FROM cities* c "			\
+		"WHERE c.altitude > 500")
+
+# arrays attributes 
+def array_demo(pgcnx):
+	print "----------------------"
+	print "-- Arrays:"
+	print "--      attributes can be arrays of base types or user-defined "
+	print "--      types"
+	print "----------------------"
+	print
+	print "CREATE TABLE sal_emp ("
+	print "    name			text,"
+	print "    pay_by_quarter	int4[],"
+	print "    schedule		text[][]"
+	print ")"
+	pgcnx.query("CREATE TABLE sal_emp ("		\
+		"name	text,"				\
+		"pay_by_quarter	int4[],"		\
+		"schedule	text[][])")
+	wait_key()
+	print
+	print "-- insert instances with array attributes.  "
+	print "   Note the use of braces"
+	print
+	print "INSERT INTO sal_emp VALUES ("
+	print "    'Bill',"
+	print "    '{10000,10000,10000,10000}',"
+	print "    '{{\"meeting\", \"lunch\"}, {}}')"
+	print
+	print "INSERT INTO sal_emp VALUES ("
+	print "    'Carol',"
+	print "    '{20000,25000,25000,25000}',"
+	print "    '{{\"talk\", \"consult\"}, {\"meeting\"}}')"
+	print
+	pgcnx.query("INSERT INTO sal_emp VALUES ("	\
+		"'Bill', '{10000,10000,10000,10000}',"	\
+		"'{{\"meeting\", \"lunch\"}, {}}')")
+	pgcnx.query("INSERT INTO sal_emp VALUES ("	\
+		"'Carol', '{20000,25000,25000,25000}',"	\
+		"'{{\"talk\", \"consult\"}, {\"meeting\"}}')")
+	wait_key()
+	print
+	print "----------------------"
+	print "-- queries on array attributes"
+	print "----------------------"
+	print
+	print "SELECT name FROM sal_emp WHERE"
+	print "  sal_emp.pay_by_quarter[1] <> sal_emp.pay_by_quarter[2]"
+	print
+	print pgcnx.query("SELECT name FROM sal_emp WHERE "	\
+		"sal_emp.pay_by_quarter[1] <> sal_emp.pay_by_quarter[2]")
+	print
+	print "-- retrieve third quarter pay of all employees"
+	print 
+	print "SELECT sal_emp.pay_by_quarter[3] FROM sal_emp"
+	print
+	print pgcnx.query("SELECT sal_emp.pay_by_quarter[3] FROM sal_emp")
+	print
+	print "-- select subarrays"
+	print 
+	print "SELECT sal_emp.schedule[1:2][1:1] FROM sal_emp WHERE	"
+	print "     sal_emp.name = 'Bill'"
+	print pgcnx.query("SELECT sal_emp.schedule[1:2][1:1] FROM sal_emp WHERE " \
+		"sal_emp.name = 'Bill'")
+
+# base cleanup
+def demo_cleanup(pgcnx):
+	print "-- clean up (you must remove the children first)"
+	print "DROP TABLE sal_emp"
+	print "DROP TABLE capitals"
+	print "DROP TABLE cities;"
+	pgcnx.query("DROP TABLE sal_emp")
+	pgcnx.query("DROP TABLE capitals")
+	pgcnx.query("DROP TABLE cities")
+
+# main demo function
+def demo(pgcnx):
+	inherit_demo(pgcnx)
+	array_demo(pgcnx)
+	demo_cleanup(pgcnx)