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+from pg import *
+
+# This library file contains some common functions not directly provided by the
+# PostGres C library. It offers too a keyword interface for pgmodule connect
+# function.
+
+# encapsulate pg connect function for keywords enabling
+def doconnect(dbname = None, host = None, port = None, opt = None, tty = None):
+	return connect(dbname, host, port, opt, tty)
+
+# list all databases on the server 
+def ListDB(pgcnx):
+	result = pgcnx.query("select datname from pg_database")
+	list = []
+	for node in result:
+		list.append(result[i][0])
+	return list
+
+# list all tables (classes) in the selected database
+def ListTables(pgcnx):
+	result = pgcnx.query("select relname from pg_class "	\
+		"where relkind = 'r' "				\
+		"  and relname !~ '^Inv' "			\
+		"  and relname !~ '^pg_'")
+	list = []
+	for node in result:
+		list.append(node[0])
+	return list
+
+# list table fields (attribute) in given table
+def ListAllFields(pgcnx, table):
+	result = pgcnx.query("select c.relname, a.attname, t.typname " \
+		"from pg_class c, pg_attribute a, pg_type t "	\
+		"where c.relname = '%s' "			\
+		"  and a.attnum > 0"				\
+		"  and a.attrelid = c.oid"			\
+		"  and a.atttypid = t.oid "			\
+		"order by relname, attname" % table)
+	# personnal preference ... so I leave the original query
+	list = []
+	for node in result:
+		list.append(node[1], node[2])
+	return list