#### Comments? Instructions? ... Buehler?
### Basic Functions
#print "Hello World!" "1+1", 1+1
#type("Hello, World!") >>> string
#variable = "Variable Size"
#name = raw_input ("What...is your name? ")	##Assigns keyboard input to var
#
### Math
#20+32, hour-1, hour*60+minute
#minute/60, 5**2, (5+9)*(15-7)
#263 % 100
#int(3.99999) >>> 3
#float(minute)/ 60 >>> 0.98333		## Converts variable to floating point
#x==y, x!=y,x>y, x<y, x>=y, x<=y 	## Boolean Expressions
#
### Logical Operators
#and, or, not		##Returns
#
### Function Definition
#def NAME( List of Parameters)
# Statements
# return	## Finishes the function before the end
#
### Function Call
#NAME()
#
### If Statements
#if x < y:
#  print x, "is less than", y
#elif x > y:
#  print x, "is greater than", y
#else:
#  print x, "and", y, "are equal"   
#
### Modules
#import math
#
###

def buildConnectionString(params):
    """Build a connection string from a dictionary of parameters.

    Returns string."""
    return ";".join(["%s=%s" % (k, v) for k, v in params.items()])

if __name__ == "__main__":
    myParams = {"server":"mpilgrim", \
                "database":"master", \
                "uid":"sa", \
                "pwd":"secret" \
                }
    print buildConnectionString(myParams)