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Essential SQLAlchemy--New from O'Reilly: Mapping Python to Databases

June 24, 2008

Sebastopol, CA—SQLAlchemy is far more than just another ORM. True, it's a powerful and flexible Python library that bridges the gap between relational databases and traditional object-oriented programming—which sounds pretty much like your average object-relational mapper—but most new users only see a fraction of what's available in this excellent library. When fully understood, SQLAlchemy can make a Python programmer's life much easier. In his new book, (O'Reilly US $34.99), author . Please include your delivery address and contact information.

is a senior software engineer with retail analytics firm Predictix, LLC, where he uses SQLAlchemy extensively, primarily for web application development. He has been using Python full-time for development since 2005, in projects as diverse as demand forecasting, business web applications, compilers, and hardware synthesis.

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