Explanation of the basics, underlying Gramps database. This is not intended to be a reference manual, but an introductory programmer's guide to using the Gramps database access routines.

Gramps is written in the [http://www.python.org Python] language. A basic familiarity with Python is required before the database objects can be effectively used. If you are new to Python, you may wish to check out the [http://docs.python.org/tut/tut.html Python tutorial].