Migrating to SQLAlchemy 2.0

• asyncpg

  16 6,669 6.8 Python

  A fast PostgreSQL Database Client Library for Python/asyncio.

  

Agreed. I will never recommend an ORM, things simply spiraled out of control for medium to large-ish projects that had more than 2 developers. Even with "best practices", code ended up having a mix of raw SQL and ORM-style queries, and it was hard to reason about the code.

Since switching to asyncpg [0] these problems have vanished. It commands a deeper knowledge of actual SQL, but I would argue this knowledge is absolutely necessary and one of the disadvantages of an ORM is that it makes the SQL that is eventually run opaque.

Not sure if there are equivalents to asyncpg for other RDBMS's.

[0]: https://github.com/MagicStack/asyncpg

• PyPika

  4 2,396 5.6 Python

  PyPika is a python SQL query builder that exposes the full richness of the SQL language using a syntax that reflects the resulting query. PyPika excels at all sorts of SQL queries but is especially useful for data analysis.

  

There is a middle-ground between writing SQL statement strings in your code, and a full-blown ORM: query builders. At least in my experience with small to medium projects, these have far fewer footguns while keeping the code composable and readable. Here's one for Python: https://github.com/kayak/pypika

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• django-compositepk-model

  1 14 7.0 Python

  Extended Django Model class with composite-primary-key support

The beauty of the Django ecosystem, is that you have packages for everything: djangopackages.org

E.G: https://github.com/Arisophy/django-compositepk-model

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