Add note explaining why inserts take longer as tables grow. Also suggest

the way to handle this.

diff --git a/src/interfaces/python/README b/src/interfaces/python/README
index 70422a65a674cb5d4cc8e346e2aab65d77e067d4..0a22e9752b279649484d82c7db7330e8311488c7 100644 (file)
--- a/src/interfaces/python/README
+++ b/src/interfaces/python/README
@@ -1017,6 +1017,11 @@ The following describes the methods and variables of this class.
    values from the database.  This causes the dictionary to be updated
    with values that are modified by rules, triggers, etc.
 
+   Due to the way that this function works you will find inserts taking
+   longer and longer as your table gets bigger.  To overcome this problem
+   simply add an index onto the OID of any table that you think may get
+   large over time.
+
 
  3.8. update
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