SQLAlchemy
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The Python SQL Toolkit and Object Relational Mapper
Requirements
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SQLAlchemy requires Python 2.4 or higher. One or more DB-API implementations
are also required for database access. See docs/intro.html for more
information on supported DB-API implementations.
Python 3 Compatibility
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Please see README.py3k for Python 3 installation and testing instructions.
Installation Tools
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Installation is supported with standard Python distutils, as well
as with setuptools or Distribute. Distribute is recommended.
Distribute can be installed using the provided "distribute_setup.py"
script. The original setuptools may be installed using the
"ez_setup.py" script if preferred, or simply do nothing and distutils
will be used.
Installing
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To install::
python setup.py install
To use without installation, include the ``lib`` directory in your Python
path.
Installing the C extension
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If installing with Setuptools or Distribute, the C extensions are built
and installed using the --with-cextensions flag:
python setup.py --with-cextensions install
If using plain Distutils, change the BUILD_CEXTENSIONS flag in setup.py
to "True".
Running Tests
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Please see README.unittests for full instructions on running unit tests.
Package Contents
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doc/
HTML documentation, including tutorials and API reference. Point
a browser to the "index.html" to start.
examples/
Fully commented and executable implementations for a variety of tasks.
lib/
SQLAlchemy.
test/
Unit tests for SQLAlchemy.
Help
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Mailing lists, wiki, and more are available on-line at
http://www.sqlalchemy.org.
License
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SQLAlchemy is distributed under the `MIT license
<http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php>`_.