python database / sql programming - where to start

Question

What is the best way to use an embedded database, say sqlite in Python:

1. Should be small footprint. I\'m only needing few thousands records per table. And just a ha

Answer 1

Django is perfect for this but the poster is not clear if he needs to actually make a compiled EXE or a web app. Django is only for web apps.

I'm not sure where you really get "heavy" from. Django is grossly smaller in terms of lines of code than any other major web app framework.