Association Proxy¶
associationproxy
is used to create a read/write view of a
target attribute across a relationship. It essentially conceals
the usage of a “middle” attribute between two endpoints, and
can be used to cherry-pick fields from both a collection of
related objects or scalar relationship. or to reduce the verbosity
of using the association object pattern.
Applied creatively, the association proxy allows
the construction of sophisticated collections and dictionary
views of virtually any geometry, persisted to the database using
standard, transparently configured relational patterns.
Simplifying Scalar Collections¶
Consider a many-to-many mapping between two classes, User
and Keyword
.
Each User
can have any number of Keyword
objects, and vice-versa
(the many-to-many pattern is described at Many To Many).
The example below illustrates this pattern in the same way, with the
exception of an extra attribute added to the User
class called
User.keywords
:
from __future__ import annotations
from typing import Final
from typing import List
from sqlalchemy import Column
from sqlalchemy import ForeignKey
from sqlalchemy import Integer
from sqlalchemy import String
from sqlalchemy import Table
from sqlalchemy.orm import DeclarativeBase
from sqlalchemy.orm import Mapped
from sqlalchemy.orm import mapped_column
from sqlalchemy.orm import relationship
from sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy import association_proxy
from sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy import AssociationProxy
class Base(DeclarativeBase):
pass
class User(Base):
__tablename__ = "user"
id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(primary_key=True)
name: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(64))
kw: Mapped[List[Keyword]] = relationship(secondary=lambda: user_keyword_table)
def __init__(self, name: str):
self.name = name
# proxy the 'keyword' attribute from the 'kw' relationship
keywords: AssociationProxy[List[str]] = association_proxy("kw", "keyword")
class Keyword(Base):
__tablename__ = "keyword"
id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(primary_key=True)
keyword: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(64))
def __init__(self, keyword: str):
self.keyword = keyword
user_keyword_table: Final[Table] = Table(
"user_keyword",
Base.metadata,
Column("user_id", Integer, ForeignKey("user.id"), primary_key=True),
Column("keyword_id", Integer, ForeignKey("keyword.id"), primary_key=True),
)
In the above example, association_proxy()
is applied to the User
class to produce a “view” of the kw
relationship, which exposes the string
value of .keyword
associated with each Keyword
object. It also
creates new Keyword
objects transparently when strings are added to the
collection:
>>> user = User("jek")
>>> user.keywords.append("cheese-inspector")
>>> user.keywords.append("snack-ninja")
>>> print(user.keywords)
['cheese-inspector', 'snack-ninja']
To understand the mechanics of this, first review the behavior of
User
and Keyword
without using the .keywords
association proxy.
Normally, reading and manipulating the collection of “keyword” strings associated
with User
requires traversal from each collection element to the .keyword
attribute, which can be awkward. The example below illustrates the identical
series of operations applied without using the association proxy:
>>> # identical operations without using the association proxy
>>> user = User("jek")
>>> user.kw.append(Keyword("cheese-inspector"))
>>> user.kw.append(Keyword("snack-ninja"))
>>> print([keyword.keyword for keyword in user.kw])
['cheese-inspector', 'snack-ninja']
The AssociationProxy
object produced by the association_proxy()
function
is an instance of a Python descriptor,
and is not considered to be “mapped” by the Mapper
in any way. Therefore,
it’s always indicated inline within the class definition of the mapped class,
regardless of whether Declarative or Imperative mappings are used.
The proxy functions by operating upon the underlying mapped attribute or collection in response to operations, and changes made via the proxy are immediately apparent in the mapped attribute, as well as vice versa. The underlying attribute remains fully accessible.
When first accessed, the association proxy performs introspection operations on the target collection so that its behavior corresponds correctly. Details such as if the locally proxied attribute is a collection (as is typical) or a scalar reference, as well as if the collection acts like a set, list, or dictionary is taken into account, so that the proxy should act just like the underlying collection or attribute does.
Creation of New Values¶
When a list append()
event (or set add()
, dictionary __setitem__()
,
or scalar assignment event) is intercepted by the association proxy, it
instantiates a new instance of the “intermediary” object using its constructor,
passing as a single argument the given value. In our example above, an
operation like:
user.keywords.append("cheese-inspector")
Is translated by the association proxy into the operation:
user.kw.append(Keyword("cheese-inspector"))
The example works here because we have designed the constructor for Keyword
to accept a single positional argument, keyword
. For those cases where a
single-argument constructor isn’t feasible, the association proxy’s creational
behavior can be customized using the association_proxy.creator
argument, which references a callable (i.e. Python function) that will produce
a new object instance given the singular argument. Below we illustrate this
using a lambda as is typical:
class User(Base):
...
# use Keyword(keyword=kw) on append() events
keywords: AssociationProxy[List[str]] = association_proxy(
"kw", "keyword", creator=lambda kw: Keyword(keyword=kw)
)
The creator
function accepts a single argument in the case of a list-
or set- based collection, or a scalar attribute. In the case of a dictionary-based
collection, it accepts two arguments, “key” and “value”. An example
of this is below in Proxying to Dictionary Based Collections.
Simplifying Association Objects¶
The “association object” pattern is an extended form of a many-to-many relationship, and is described at Association Object. Association proxies are useful for keeping “association objects” out of the way during regular use.
Suppose our user_keyword
table above had additional columns
which we’d like to map explicitly, but in most cases we don’t
require direct access to these attributes. Below, we illustrate
a new mapping which introduces the UserKeywordAssociation
class, which
is mapped to the user_keyword
table illustrated earlier.
This class adds an additional column special_key
, a value which
we occasionally want to access, but not in the usual case. We
create an association proxy on the User
class called
keywords
, which will bridge the gap from the user_keyword_associations
collection of User
to the .keyword
attribute present on each
UserKeywordAssociation
:
from __future__ import annotations
from typing import List
from typing import Optional
from sqlalchemy import ForeignKey
from sqlalchemy import String
from sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy import association_proxy
from sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy import AssociationProxy
from sqlalchemy.orm import DeclarativeBase
from sqlalchemy.orm import Mapped
from sqlalchemy.orm import mapped_column
from sqlalchemy.orm import relationship
class Base(DeclarativeBase):
pass
class User(Base):
__tablename__ = "user"
id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(primary_key=True)
name: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(64))
user_keyword_associations: Mapped[List[UserKeywordAssociation]] = relationship(
back_populates="user",
cascade="all, delete-orphan",
)
# association proxy of "user_keyword_associations" collection
# to "keyword" attribute
keywords: AssociationProxy[List[Keyword]] = association_proxy(
"user_keyword_associations",
"keyword",
creator=lambda keyword_obj: UserKeywordAssociation(keyword=keyword_obj),
)
def __init__(self, name: str):
self.name = name
class UserKeywordAssociation(Base):
__tablename__ = "user_keyword"
user_id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(ForeignKey("user.id"), primary_key=True)
keyword_id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(ForeignKey("keyword.id"), primary_key=True)
special_key: Mapped[Optional[str]] = mapped_column(String(50))
user: Mapped[User] = relationship(back_populates="user_keyword_associations")
keyword: Mapped[Keyword] = relationship()
class Keyword(Base):
__tablename__ = "keyword"
id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(primary_key=True)
keyword: Mapped[str] = mapped_column("keyword", String(64))
def __init__(self, keyword: str):
self.keyword = keyword
def __repr__(self) -> str:
return f"Keyword({self.keyword!r})"
With the above configuration, we can operate upon the .keywords
collection
of each User
object, each of which exposes a collection of Keyword
objects that are obtained from the underlying UserKeywordAssociation
elements:
>>> user = User("log")
>>> for kw in (Keyword("new_from_blammo"), Keyword("its_big")):
... user.keywords.append(kw)
>>> print(user.keywords)
[Keyword('new_from_blammo'), Keyword('its_big')]
This example is in contrast to the example illustrated previously at
Simplifying Scalar Collections, where the association proxy exposed
a collection of strings, rather than a collection of composed objects.
In this case, each .keywords.append()
operation is equivalent to:
>>> user.user_keyword_associations.append(
... UserKeywordAssociation(keyword=Keyword("its_heavy"))
... )
The UserKeywordAssociation
object has two attributes that are both
populated within the scope of the append()
operation of the association
proxy; .keyword
, which refers to the
Keyword
object, and .user
, which refers to the User
object.
The .keyword
attribute is populated first, as the association proxy
generates a new UserKeywordAssociation
object in response to the .append()
operation, assigning the given Keyword
instance to the .keyword
attribute. Then, as the UserKeywordAssociation
object is appended to the
User.user_keyword_associations
collection, the UserKeywordAssociation.user
attribute,
configured as back_populates
for User.user_keyword_associations
, is initialized
upon the given UserKeywordAssociation
instance to refer to the parent User
receiving the append operation. The special_key
argument above is left at its default value of None
.
For those cases where we do want special_key
to have a value, we
create the UserKeywordAssociation
object explicitly. Below we assign all
three attributes, wherein the assignment of .user
during
construction, has the effect of appending the new UserKeywordAssociation
to
the User.user_keyword_associations
collection (via the relationship):
>>> UserKeywordAssociation(
... keyword=Keyword("its_wood"), user=user, special_key="my special key"
... )
The association proxy returns to us a collection of Keyword
objects represented
by all these operations:
>>> print(user.keywords)
[Keyword('new_from_blammo'), Keyword('its_big'), Keyword('its_heavy'), Keyword('its_wood')]
Proxying to Dictionary Based Collections¶
The association proxy can proxy to dictionary based collections as well. SQLAlchemy
mappings usually use the attribute_keyed_dict()
collection type to
create dictionary collections, as well as the extended techniques described in
Custom Dictionary-Based Collections.
The association proxy adjusts its behavior when it detects the usage of a
dictionary-based collection. When new values are added to the dictionary, the
association proxy instantiates the intermediary object by passing two
arguments to the creation function instead of one, the key and the value. As
always, this creation function defaults to the constructor of the intermediary
class, and can be customized using the creator
argument.
Below, we modify our UserKeywordAssociation
example such that the User.user_keyword_associations
collection will now be mapped using a dictionary, where the UserKeywordAssociation.special_key
argument will be used as the key for the dictionary. We also apply a creator
argument to the User.keywords
proxy so that these values are assigned appropriately
when new elements are added to the dictionary:
from __future__ import annotations
from typing import Dict
from sqlalchemy import ForeignKey
from sqlalchemy import String
from sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy import association_proxy
from sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy import AssociationProxy
from sqlalchemy.orm import DeclarativeBase
from sqlalchemy.orm import Mapped
from sqlalchemy.orm import mapped_column
from sqlalchemy.orm import relationship
from sqlalchemy.orm.collections import attribute_keyed_dict
class Base(DeclarativeBase):
pass
class User(Base):
__tablename__ = "user"
id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(primary_key=True)
name: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(64))
# user/user_keyword_associations relationship, mapping
# user_keyword_associations with a dictionary against "special_key" as key.
user_keyword_associations: Mapped[Dict[str, UserKeywordAssociation]] = relationship(
back_populates="user",
collection_class=attribute_keyed_dict("special_key"),
cascade="all, delete-orphan",
)
# proxy to 'user_keyword_associations', instantiating
# UserKeywordAssociation assigning the new key to 'special_key',
# values to 'keyword'.
keywords: AssociationProxy[Dict[str, Keyword]] = association_proxy(
"user_keyword_associations",
"keyword",
creator=lambda k, v: UserKeywordAssociation(special_key=k, keyword=v),
)
def __init__(self, name: str):
self.name = name
class UserKeywordAssociation(Base):
__tablename__ = "user_keyword"
user_id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(ForeignKey("user.id"), primary_key=True)
keyword_id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(ForeignKey("keyword.id"), primary_key=True)
special_key: Mapped[str]
user: Mapped[User] = relationship(
back_populates="user_keyword_associations",
)
keyword: Mapped[Keyword] = relationship()
class Keyword(Base):
__tablename__ = "keyword"
id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(primary_key=True)
keyword: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(64))
def __init__(self, keyword: str):
self.keyword = keyword
def __repr__(self) -> str:
return f"Keyword({self.keyword!r})"
We illustrate the .keywords
collection as a dictionary, mapping the
UserKeywordAssociation.special_key
value to Keyword
objects:
>>> user = User("log")
>>> user.keywords["sk1"] = Keyword("kw1")
>>> user.keywords["sk2"] = Keyword("kw2")
>>> print(user.keywords)
{'sk1': Keyword('kw1'), 'sk2': Keyword('kw2')}
Composite Association Proxies¶
Given our previous examples of proxying from relationship to scalar
attribute, proxying across an association object, and proxying dictionaries,
we can combine all three techniques together to give User
a keywords
dictionary that deals strictly with the string value
of special_key
mapped to the string keyword
. Both the UserKeywordAssociation
and Keyword
classes are entirely concealed. This is achieved by building
an association proxy on User
that refers to an association proxy
present on UserKeywordAssociation
:
from __future__ import annotations
from sqlalchemy import ForeignKey
from sqlalchemy import String
from sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy import association_proxy
from sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy import AssociationProxy
from sqlalchemy.orm import DeclarativeBase
from sqlalchemy.orm import Mapped
from sqlalchemy.orm import mapped_column
from sqlalchemy.orm import relationship
from sqlalchemy.orm.collections import attribute_keyed_dict
class Base(DeclarativeBase):
pass
class User(Base):
__tablename__ = "user"
id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(primary_key=True)
name: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(64))
user_keyword_associations: Mapped[Dict[str, UserKeywordAssociation]] = relationship(
back_populates="user",
collection_class=attribute_keyed_dict("special_key"),
cascade="all, delete-orphan",
)
# the same 'user_keyword_associations'->'keyword' proxy as in
# the basic dictionary example.
keywords: AssociationProxy[Dict[str, str]] = association_proxy(
"user_keyword_associations",
"keyword",
creator=lambda k, v: UserKeywordAssociation(special_key=k, keyword=v),
)
def __init__(self, name: str):
self.name = name
class UserKeywordAssociation(Base):
__tablename__ = "user_keyword"
user_id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(ForeignKey("user.id"), primary_key=True)
keyword_id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(ForeignKey("keyword.id"), primary_key=True)
special_key: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(64))
user: Mapped[User] = relationship(
back_populates="user_keyword_associations",
)
# the relationship to Keyword is now called
# 'kw'
kw: Mapped[Keyword] = relationship()
# 'keyword' is changed to be a proxy to the
# 'keyword' attribute of 'Keyword'
keyword: AssociationProxy[Dict[str, str]] = association_proxy("kw", "keyword")
class Keyword(Base):
__tablename__ = "keyword"
id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(primary_key=True)
keyword: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(64))
def __init__(self, keyword: str):
self.keyword = keyword
User.keywords
is now a dictionary of string to string, where
UserKeywordAssociation
and Keyword
objects are created and removed for us
transparently using the association proxy. In the example below, we illustrate
usage of the assignment operator, also appropriately handled by the
association proxy, to apply a dictionary value to the collection at once:
>>> user = User("log")
>>> user.keywords = {"sk1": "kw1", "sk2": "kw2"}
>>> print(user.keywords)
{'sk1': 'kw1', 'sk2': 'kw2'}
>>> user.keywords["sk3"] = "kw3"
>>> del user.keywords["sk2"]
>>> print(user.keywords)
{'sk1': 'kw1', 'sk3': 'kw3'}
>>> # illustrate un-proxied usage
... print(user.user_keyword_associations["sk3"].kw)
<__main__.Keyword object at 0x12ceb90>
One caveat with our example above is that because Keyword
objects are created
for each dictionary set operation, the example fails to maintain uniqueness for
the Keyword
objects on their string name, which is a typical requirement for
a tagging scenario such as this one. For this use case the recipe
UniqueObject, or
a comparable creational strategy, is
recommended, which will apply a “lookup first, then create” strategy to the constructor
of the Keyword
class, so that an already existing Keyword
is returned if the
given name is already present.
Querying with Association Proxies¶
The AssociationProxy
features simple SQL construction capabilities
which work at the class level in a similar way as other ORM-mapped attributes,
and provide rudimentary filtering support primarily based on the
SQL EXISTS
keyword.
Note
The primary purpose of the association proxy extension is to allow for improved persistence and object-access patterns with mapped object instances that are already loaded. The class-bound querying feature is of limited use and will not replace the need to refer to the underlying attributes when constructing SQL queries with JOINs, eager loading options, etc.
For this section, assume a class with both an association proxy that refers to a column, as well as an association proxy that refers to a related object, as in the example mapping below:
from __future__ import annotations
from sqlalchemy import Column, ForeignKey, Integer, String
from sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy import association_proxy, AssociationProxy
from sqlalchemy.orm import DeclarativeBase, relationship
from sqlalchemy.orm.collections import attribute_keyed_dict
from sqlalchemy.orm.collections import Mapped
class Base(DeclarativeBase):
pass
class User(Base):
__tablename__ = "user"
id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(primary_key=True)
name: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(64))
user_keyword_associations: Mapped[UserKeywordAssociation] = relationship(
cascade="all, delete-orphan",
)
# object-targeted association proxy
keywords: AssociationProxy[List[Keyword]] = association_proxy(
"user_keyword_associations",
"keyword",
)
# column-targeted association proxy
special_keys: AssociationProxy[List[str]] = association_proxy(
"user_keyword_associations", "special_key"
)
class UserKeywordAssociation(Base):
__tablename__ = "user_keyword"
user_id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(ForeignKey("user.id"), primary_key=True)
keyword_id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(ForeignKey("keyword.id"), primary_key=True)
special_key: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(64))
keyword: Mapped[Keyword] = relationship()
class Keyword(Base):
__tablename__ = "keyword"
id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(primary_key=True)
keyword: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(64))
The SQL generated takes the form of a correlated subquery against the EXISTS SQL operator so that it can be used in a WHERE clause without the need for additional modifications to the enclosing query. If the immediate target of an association proxy is a mapped column expression, standard column operators can be used which will be embedded in the subquery. For example a straight equality operator:
>>> print(session.scalars(select(User).where(User.special_keys == "jek")))
{printsql}SELECT "user".id AS user_id, "user".name AS user_name
FROM "user"
WHERE EXISTS (SELECT 1
FROM user_keyword
WHERE "user".id = user_keyword.user_id AND user_keyword.special_key = :special_key_1)
a LIKE operator:
>>> print(session.scalars(select(User).where(User.special_keys.like("%jek"))))
{printsql}SELECT "user".id AS user_id, "user".name AS user_name
FROM "user"
WHERE EXISTS (SELECT 1
FROM user_keyword
WHERE "user".id = user_keyword.user_id AND user_keyword.special_key LIKE :special_key_1)
For association proxies where the immediate target is a related object or collection,
or another association proxy or attribute on the related object, relationship-oriented
operators can be used instead, such as PropComparator.has()
and
PropComparator.any()
. The User.keywords
attribute is in fact
two association proxies linked together, so when using this proxy for generating
SQL phrases, we get two levels of EXISTS subqueries:
>>> print(session.scalars(select(User).where(User.keywords.any(Keyword.keyword == "jek"))))
{printsql}SELECT "user".id AS user_id, "user".name AS user_name
FROM "user"
WHERE EXISTS (SELECT 1
FROM user_keyword
WHERE "user".id = user_keyword.user_id AND (EXISTS (SELECT 1
FROM keyword
WHERE keyword.id = user_keyword.keyword_id AND keyword.keyword = :keyword_1)))
This is not the most efficient form of SQL, so while association proxies can be convenient for generating WHERE criteria quickly, SQL results should be inspected and “unrolled” into explicit JOIN criteria for best use, especially when chaining association proxies together.
Changed in version 1.3: Association proxy features distinct querying modes based on the type of target. See AssociationProxy now provides standard column operators for a column-oriented target.
Cascading Scalar Deletes¶
New in version 1.3.
Given a mapping as:
from __future__ import annotations
from sqlalchemy import Column, ForeignKey, Integer, String
from sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy import association_proxy, AssociationProxy
from sqlalchemy.orm import DeclarativeBase, relationship
from sqlalchemy.orm.collections import attribute_keyed_dict
from sqlalchemy.orm.collections import Mapped
class Base(DeclarativeBase):
pass
class A(Base):
__tablename__ = "test_a"
id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(primary_key=True)
ab: Mapped[AB] = relationship(uselist=False)
b: AssociationProxy[B] = association_proxy(
"ab", "b", creator=lambda b: AB(b=b), cascade_scalar_deletes=True
)
class B(Base):
__tablename__ = "test_b"
id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(primary_key=True)
class AB(Base):
__tablename__ = "test_ab"
a_id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(ForeignKey(A.id), primary_key=True)
b_id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(ForeignKey(B.id), primary_key=True)
b: Mapped[B] = relationship()
An assignment to A.b
will generate an AB
object:
a.b = B()
The A.b
association is scalar, and includes use of the parameter
AssociationProxy.cascade_scalar_deletes
. When this parameter
is enabled, setting A.b
to None
will remove A.ab
as well:
a.b = None
assert a.ab is None
When AssociationProxy.cascade_scalar_deletes
is not set,
the association object a.ab
above would remain in place.
Note that this is not the behavior for collection-based association proxies; in that case, the intermediary association object is always removed when members of the proxied collection are removed. Whether or not the row is deleted depends on the relationship cascade setting.
See also
Scalar Relationships¶
The example below illustrates the use of the association proxy on the many side of of a one-to-many relationship, accessing attributes of a scalar object:
from __future__ import annotations
from typing import List
from sqlalchemy import ForeignKey
from sqlalchemy import String
from sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy import association_proxy
from sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy import AssociationProxy
from sqlalchemy.orm import DeclarativeBase
from sqlalchemy.orm import Mapped
from sqlalchemy.orm import mapped_column
from sqlalchemy.orm import relationship
class Base(DeclarativeBase):
pass
class Recipe(Base):
__tablename__ = "recipe"
id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(primary_key=True)
name: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(64))
steps: Mapped[List[Step]] = relationship(back_populates="recipe")
step_descriptions: AssociationProxy[List[str]] = association_proxy(
"steps", "description"
)
class Step(Base):
__tablename__ = "step"
id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(primary_key=True)
description: Mapped[str]
recipe_id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(ForeignKey("recipe.id"))
recipe: Mapped[Recipe] = relationship(back_populates="steps")
recipe_name: AssociationProxy[str] = association_proxy("recipe", "name")
def __init__(self, description: str) -> None:
self.description = description
my_snack = Recipe(
name="afternoon snack",
step_descriptions=[
"slice bread",
"spread peanut butted",
"eat sandwich",
],
)
A summary of the steps of my_snack
can be printed using:
>>> for i, step in enumerate(my_snack.steps, 1):
... print(f"Step {i} of {step.recipe_name!r}: {step.description}")
Step 1 of 'afternoon snack': slice bread
Step 2 of 'afternoon snack': spread peanut butted
Step 3 of 'afternoon snack': eat sandwich
API Documentation¶
Object Name | Description |
---|---|
association_proxy(target_collection, attr, *, [creator, getset_factory, proxy_factory, proxy_bulk_set, info, cascade_scalar_deletes, init, repr, default, default_factory, compare, kw_only]) |
Return a Python property implementing a view of a target attribute which references an attribute on members of the target. |
A descriptor that presents a read/write view of an object attribute. |
|
An enumeration. |
|
A per-class object that serves class- and object-specific results. |
|
an |
|
an |
- function sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.association_proxy(target_collection: str, attr: str, *, creator: Optional[_CreatorProtocol] = None, getset_factory: Optional[_GetSetFactoryProtocol] = None, proxy_factory: Optional[_ProxyFactoryProtocol] = None, proxy_bulk_set: Optional[_ProxyBulkSetProtocol] = None, info: Optional[_InfoType] = None, cascade_scalar_deletes: bool = False, init: Union[_NoArg, bool] = _NoArg.NO_ARG, repr: Union[_NoArg, bool] = _NoArg.NO_ARG, default: Optional[Any] = _NoArg.NO_ARG, default_factory: Union[_NoArg, Callable[[], _T]] = _NoArg.NO_ARG, compare: Union[_NoArg, bool] = _NoArg.NO_ARG, kw_only: Union[_NoArg, bool] = _NoArg.NO_ARG) AssociationProxy[Any] ¶
Return a Python property implementing a view of a target attribute which references an attribute on members of the target.
The returned value is an instance of
AssociationProxy
.Implements a Python property representing a relationship as a collection of simpler values, or a scalar value. The proxied property will mimic the collection type of the target (list, dict or set), or, in the case of a one to one relationship, a simple scalar value.
- Parameters:
target_collection – Name of the attribute that is the immediate target. This attribute is typically mapped by
relationship()
to link to a target collection, but can also be a many-to-one or non-scalar relationship.attr – Attribute on the associated instance or instances that are available on instances of the target object.
creator –
optional.
Defines custom behavior when new items are added to the proxied collection.
By default, adding new items to the collection will trigger a construction of an instance of the target object, passing the given item as a positional argument to the target constructor. For cases where this isn’t sufficient,
association_proxy.creator
can supply a callable that will construct the object in the appropriate way, given the item that was passed.For list- and set- oriented collections, a single argument is passed to the callable. For dictionary oriented collections, two arguments are passed, corresponding to the key and value.
The
association_proxy.creator
callable is also invoked for scalar (i.e. many-to-one, one-to-one) relationships. If the current value of the target relationship attribute isNone
, the callable is used to construct a new object. If an object value already exists, the given attribute value is populated onto that object.See also
cascade_scalar_deletes –
when True, indicates that setting the proxied value to
None
, or deleting it viadel
, should also remove the source object. Only applies to scalar attributes. Normally, removing the proxied target will not remove the proxy source, as this object may have other state that is still to be kept.New in version 1.3.
See also
Cascading Scalar Deletes - complete usage example
init –
Specific to Declarative Dataclass Mapping, specifies if the mapped attribute should be part of the
__init__()
method as generated by the dataclass process.New in version 2.0.0b4.
repr –
Specific to Declarative Dataclass Mapping, specifies if the attribute established by this
AssociationProxy
should be part of the__repr__()
method as generated by the dataclass process.New in version 2.0.0b4.
default_factory –
Specific to Declarative Dataclass Mapping, specifies a default-value generation function that will take place as part of the
__init__()
method as generated by the dataclass process.New in version 2.0.0b4.
compare –
Specific to Declarative Dataclass Mapping, indicates if this field should be included in comparison operations when generating the
__eq__()
and__ne__()
methods for the mapped class.New in version 2.0.0b4.
kw_only –
Specific to Declarative Dataclass Mapping, indicates if this field should be marked as keyword-only when generating the
__init__()
method as generated by the dataclass process.New in version 2.0.0b4.
info – optional, will be assigned to
AssociationProxy.info
if present.
The following additional parameters involve injection of custom behaviors within the
AssociationProxy
object and are for advanced use only:- Parameters:
getset_factory –
Optional. Proxied attribute access is automatically handled by routines that get and set values based on the attr argument for this proxy.
If you would like to customize this behavior, you may supply a getset_factory callable that produces a tuple of getter and setter functions. The factory is called with two arguments, the abstract type of the underlying collection and this proxy instance.
proxy_factory – Optional. The type of collection to emulate is determined by sniffing the target collection. If your collection type can’t be determined by duck typing or you’d like to use a different collection implementation, you may supply a factory function to produce those collections. Only applicable to non-scalar relationships.
proxy_bulk_set – Optional, use with proxy_factory.
- class sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxy¶
A descriptor that presents a read/write view of an object attribute.
Members
__init__(), creator, extension_type, for_class(), getset_factory, info, is_aliased_class, is_attribute, is_bundle, is_clause_element, is_instance, is_mapper, is_property, is_selectable, key, proxy_bulk_set, proxy_factory, target_collection, value_attr
Class signature
class
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxy
(sqlalchemy.orm.base.InspectionAttrInfo
,sqlalchemy.orm.base.ORMDescriptor
,sqlalchemy.orm._DCAttributeOptions
,sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy._AssociationProxyProtocol
)-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxy.
__init__(target_collection: str, attr: str, *, creator: Optional[_CreatorProtocol] = None, getset_factory: Optional[_GetSetFactoryProtocol] = None, proxy_factory: Optional[_ProxyFactoryProtocol] = None, proxy_bulk_set: Optional[_ProxyBulkSetProtocol] = None, info: Optional[_InfoType] = None, cascade_scalar_deletes: bool = False, attribute_options: Optional[_AttributeOptions] = None)¶ Construct a new
AssociationProxy
.The
AssociationProxy
object is typically constructed using theassociation_proxy()
constructor function. See the description ofassociation_proxy()
for a description of all parameters.
-
attribute
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxy.
creator: Optional[_CreatorProtocol]¶
-
attribute
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxy.
extension_type: InspectionAttrExtensionType = 'ASSOCIATION_PROXY'¶ The extension type, if any. Defaults to
NotExtension.NOT_EXTENSION
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxy.
for_class(class_: Type[Any], obj: Optional[object] = None) AssociationProxyInstance[_T] ¶ Return the internal state local to a specific mapped class.
E.g., given a class
User
:class User(Base): # ... keywords = association_proxy('kws', 'keyword')
If we access this
AssociationProxy
fromMapper.all_orm_descriptors
, and we want to view the target class for this proxy as mapped byUser
:inspect(User).all_orm_descriptors["keywords"].for_class(User).target_class
This returns an instance of
AssociationProxyInstance
that is specific to theUser
class. TheAssociationProxy
object remains agnostic of its parent class.- Parameters:
class_ – the class that we are returning state for.
obj – optional, an instance of the class that is required if the attribute refers to a polymorphic target, e.g. where we have to look at the type of the actual destination object to get the complete path.
New in version 1.3: -
AssociationProxy
no longer stores any state specific to a particular parent class; the state is now stored in per-classAssociationProxyInstance
objects.
-
attribute
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxy.
getset_factory: Optional[_GetSetFactoryProtocol]¶
-
attribute
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxy.
info¶ inherited from the
InspectionAttrInfo.info
attribute ofInspectionAttrInfo
Info dictionary associated with the object, allowing user-defined data to be associated with this
InspectionAttr
.The dictionary is generated when first accessed. Alternatively, it can be specified as a constructor argument to the
column_property()
,relationship()
, orcomposite()
functions.
-
attribute
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxy.
is_aliased_class = False¶ inherited from the
InspectionAttr.is_aliased_class
attribute ofInspectionAttr
True if this object is an instance of
AliasedClass
.
-
attribute
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxy.
is_attribute = True¶ True if this object is a Python descriptor.
This can refer to one of many types. Usually a
QueryableAttribute
which handles attributes events on behalf of aMapperProperty
. But can also be an extension type such asAssociationProxy
orhybrid_property
. TheInspectionAttr.extension_type
will refer to a constant identifying the specific subtype.See also
-
attribute
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxy.
is_bundle = False¶ inherited from the
InspectionAttr.is_bundle
attribute ofInspectionAttr
True if this object is an instance of
Bundle
.
-
attribute
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxy.
is_clause_element = False¶ inherited from the
InspectionAttr.is_clause_element
attribute ofInspectionAttr
True if this object is an instance of
ClauseElement
.
-
attribute
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxy.
is_instance = False¶ inherited from the
InspectionAttr.is_instance
attribute ofInspectionAttr
True if this object is an instance of
InstanceState
.
-
attribute
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxy.
is_mapper = False¶ inherited from the
InspectionAttr.is_mapper
attribute ofInspectionAttr
True if this object is an instance of
Mapper
.
-
attribute
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxy.
is_property = False¶ inherited from the
InspectionAttr.is_property
attribute ofInspectionAttr
True if this object is an instance of
MapperProperty
.
-
attribute
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxy.
is_selectable = False¶ inherited from the
InspectionAttr.is_selectable
attribute ofInspectionAttr
Return True if this object is an instance of
Selectable
.
-
attribute
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxy.
key: str¶
-
attribute
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxy.
proxy_bulk_set: Optional[_ProxyBulkSetProtocol]¶
-
attribute
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxy.
proxy_factory: Optional[_ProxyFactoryProtocol]¶
-
attribute
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxy.
target_collection: str¶
-
attribute
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxy.
value_attr: str¶
-
method
- class sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyInstance¶
A per-class object that serves class- and object-specific results.
This is used by
AssociationProxy
when it is invoked in terms of a specific class or instance of a class, i.e. when it is used as a regular Python descriptor.When referring to the
AssociationProxy
as a normal Python descriptor, theAssociationProxyInstance
is the object that actually serves the information. Under normal circumstances, its presence is transparent:>>> User.keywords.scalar False
In the special case that the
AssociationProxy
object is being accessed directly, in order to get an explicit handle to theAssociationProxyInstance
, use theAssociationProxy.for_class()
method:proxy_state = inspect(User).all_orm_descriptors["keywords"].for_class(User) # view if proxy object is scalar or not >>> proxy_state.scalar False
New in version 1.3.
Members
__eq__(), __le__(), __lt__(), __ne__(), all_(), any(), any_(), asc(), attr, between(), bitwise_and(), bitwise_lshift(), bitwise_not(), bitwise_or(), bitwise_rshift(), bitwise_xor(), bool_op(), collate(), collection_class, concat(), contains(), delete(), desc(), distinct(), endswith(), for_proxy(), get(), has(), icontains(), iendswith(), ilike(), in_(), info, is_(), is_distinct_from(), is_not(), is_not_distinct_from(), isnot(), isnot_distinct_from(), istartswith(), like(), local_attr, match(), not_ilike(), not_in(), not_like(), notilike(), notin_(), notlike(), nulls_first(), nulls_last(), nullsfirst(), nullslast(), op(), operate(), parent, regexp_match(), regexp_replace(), remote_attr, reverse_operate(), scalar, set(), startswith(), target_class, timetuple
Class signature
class
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyInstance
(sqlalchemy.orm.base.SQLORMOperations
)-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyInstance.
__eq__(other: Any) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
sqlalchemy.sql.expression.ColumnOperators.__eq__
method ofColumnOperators
Implement the
==
operator.In a column context, produces the clause
a = b
. If the target isNone
, producesa IS NULL
.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyInstance.
__le__(other: Any) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
sqlalchemy.sql.expression.ColumnOperators.__le__
method ofColumnOperators
Implement the
<=
operator.In a column context, produces the clause
a <= b
.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyInstance.
__lt__(other: Any) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
sqlalchemy.sql.expression.ColumnOperators.__lt__
method ofColumnOperators
Implement the
<
operator.In a column context, produces the clause
a < b
.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyInstance.
__ne__(other: Any) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
sqlalchemy.sql.expression.ColumnOperators.__ne__
method ofColumnOperators
Implement the
!=
operator.In a column context, produces the clause
a != b
. If the target isNone
, producesa IS NOT NULL
.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyInstance.
all_() ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.all_()
method ofColumnOperators
Produce an
all_()
clause against the parent object.See the documentation for
all_()
for examples.Note
be sure to not confuse the newer
ColumnOperators.all_()
method with its olderARRAY
-specific counterpart, theComparator.all()
method, which a different calling syntax and usage pattern.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyInstance.
any(criterion: Optional[_ColumnExpressionArgument[bool]] = None, **kwargs: Any) ColumnElement[bool] ¶ Produce a proxied ‘any’ expression using EXISTS.
This expression will be a composed product using the
Comparator.any()
and/orComparator.has()
operators of the underlying proxied attributes.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyInstance.
any_() ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.any_()
method ofColumnOperators
Produce an
any_()
clause against the parent object.See the documentation for
any_()
for examples.Note
be sure to not confuse the newer
ColumnOperators.any_()
method with its olderARRAY
-specific counterpart, theComparator.any()
method, which a different calling syntax and usage pattern.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyInstance.
asc() ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.asc()
method ofColumnOperators
Produce a
asc()
clause against the parent object.
-
attribute
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyInstance.
attr¶ Return a tuple of
(local_attr, remote_attr)
.This attribute was originally intended to facilitate using the
Query.join()
method to join across the two relationships at once, however this makes use of a deprecated calling style.To use
select.join()
orQuery.join()
with an association proxy, the current method is to make use of theAssociationProxyInstance.local_attr
andAssociationProxyInstance.remote_attr
attributes separately:stmt = ( select(Parent). join(Parent.proxied.local_attr). join(Parent.proxied.remote_attr) )
A future release may seek to provide a more succinct join pattern for association proxy attributes.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyInstance.
between(cleft: Any, cright: Any, symmetric: bool = False) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.between()
method ofColumnOperators
Produce a
between()
clause against the parent object, given the lower and upper range.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyInstance.
bitwise_and(other: Any) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.bitwise_and()
method ofColumnOperators
Produce a bitwise AND operation, typically via the
&
operator.New in version 2.0.2.
See also
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyInstance.
bitwise_lshift(other: Any) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.bitwise_lshift()
method ofColumnOperators
Produce a bitwise LSHIFT operation, typically via the
<<
operator.New in version 2.0.2.
See also
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyInstance.
bitwise_not() ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.bitwise_not()
method ofColumnOperators
Produce a bitwise NOT operation, typically via the
~
operator.New in version 2.0.2.
See also
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyInstance.
bitwise_or(other: Any) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.bitwise_or()
method ofColumnOperators
Produce a bitwise OR operation, typically via the
|
operator.New in version 2.0.2.
See also
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyInstance.
bitwise_rshift(other: Any) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.bitwise_rshift()
method ofColumnOperators
Produce a bitwise RSHIFT operation, typically via the
>>
operator.New in version 2.0.2.
See also
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyInstance.
bitwise_xor(other: Any) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.bitwise_xor()
method ofColumnOperators
Produce a bitwise XOR operation, typically via the
^
operator, or#
for PostgreSQL.New in version 2.0.2.
See also
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyInstance.
bool_op(opstring: str, precedence: int = 0, python_impl: Optional[Callable[[...], Any]] = None) Callable[[Any], Operators] ¶ inherited from the
Operators.bool_op()
method ofOperators
Return a custom boolean operator.
This method is shorthand for calling
Operators.op()
and passing theOperators.op.is_comparison
flag with True. A key advantage to usingOperators.bool_op()
is that when using column constructs, the “boolean” nature of the returned expression will be present for PEP 484 purposes.See also
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyInstance.
collate(collation: str) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.collate()
method ofColumnOperators
Produce a
collate()
clause against the parent object, given the collation string.See also
-
attribute
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyInstance.
collection_class: Optional[Type[Any]]¶
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyInstance.
concat(other: Any) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.concat()
method ofColumnOperators
Implement the ‘concat’ operator.
In a column context, produces the clause
a || b
, or uses theconcat()
operator on MySQL.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyInstance.
contains(other: Any, **kw: Any) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.contains()
method ofColumnOperators
Implement the ‘contains’ operator.
Produces a LIKE expression that tests against a match for the middle of a string value:
column LIKE '%' || <other> || '%'
E.g.:
stmt = select(sometable).\ where(sometable.c.column.contains("foobar"))
Since the operator uses
LIKE
, wildcard characters"%"
and"_"
that are present inside the <other> expression will behave like wildcards as well. For literal string values, theColumnOperators.contains.autoescape
flag may be set toTrue
to apply escaping to occurrences of these characters within the string value so that they match as themselves and not as wildcard characters. Alternatively, theColumnOperators.contains.escape
parameter will establish a given character as an escape character which can be of use when the target expression is not a literal string.- Parameters:
other – expression to be compared. This is usually a plain string value, but can also be an arbitrary SQL expression. LIKE wildcard characters
%
and_
are not escaped by default unless theColumnOperators.contains.autoescape
flag is set to True.autoescape –
boolean; when True, establishes an escape character within the LIKE expression, then applies it to all occurrences of
"%"
,"_"
and the escape character itself within the comparison value, which is assumed to be a literal string and not a SQL expression.An expression such as:
somecolumn.contains("foo%bar", autoescape=True)
Will render as:
somecolumn LIKE '%' || :param || '%' ESCAPE '/'
With the value of
:param
as"foo/%bar"
.escape –
a character which when given will render with the
ESCAPE
keyword to establish that character as the escape character. This character can then be placed preceding occurrences of%
and_
to allow them to act as themselves and not wildcard characters.An expression such as:
somecolumn.contains("foo/%bar", escape="^")
Will render as:
somecolumn LIKE '%' || :param || '%' ESCAPE '^'
The parameter may also be combined with
ColumnOperators.contains.autoescape
:somecolumn.contains("foo%bar^bat", escape="^", autoescape=True)
Where above, the given literal parameter will be converted to
"foo^%bar^^bat"
before being passed to the database.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyInstance.
delete(obj: Any) None ¶
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyInstance.
desc() ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.desc()
method ofColumnOperators
Produce a
desc()
clause against the parent object.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyInstance.
distinct() ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.distinct()
method ofColumnOperators
Produce a
distinct()
clause against the parent object.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyInstance.
endswith(other: Any, escape: Optional[str] = None, autoescape: bool = False) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.endswith()
method ofColumnOperators
Implement the ‘endswith’ operator.
Produces a LIKE expression that tests against a match for the end of a string value:
column LIKE '%' || <other>
E.g.:
stmt = select(sometable).\ where(sometable.c.column.endswith("foobar"))
Since the operator uses
LIKE
, wildcard characters"%"
and"_"
that are present inside the <other> expression will behave like wildcards as well. For literal string values, theColumnOperators.endswith.autoescape
flag may be set toTrue
to apply escaping to occurrences of these characters within the string value so that they match as themselves and not as wildcard characters. Alternatively, theColumnOperators.endswith.escape
parameter will establish a given character as an escape character which can be of use when the target expression is not a literal string.- Parameters:
other – expression to be compared. This is usually a plain string value, but can also be an arbitrary SQL expression. LIKE wildcard characters
%
and_
are not escaped by default unless theColumnOperators.endswith.autoescape
flag is set to True.autoescape –
boolean; when True, establishes an escape character within the LIKE expression, then applies it to all occurrences of
"%"
,"_"
and the escape character itself within the comparison value, which is assumed to be a literal string and not a SQL expression.An expression such as:
somecolumn.endswith("foo%bar", autoescape=True)
Will render as:
somecolumn LIKE '%' || :param ESCAPE '/'
With the value of
:param
as"foo/%bar"
.escape –
a character which when given will render with the
ESCAPE
keyword to establish that character as the escape character. This character can then be placed preceding occurrences of%
and_
to allow them to act as themselves and not wildcard characters.An expression such as:
somecolumn.endswith("foo/%bar", escape="^")
Will render as:
somecolumn LIKE '%' || :param ESCAPE '^'
The parameter may also be combined with
ColumnOperators.endswith.autoescape
:somecolumn.endswith("foo%bar^bat", escape="^", autoescape=True)
Where above, the given literal parameter will be converted to
"foo^%bar^^bat"
before being passed to the database.
-
classmethod
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyInstance.
for_proxy(parent: AssociationProxy[_T], owning_class: Type[Any], parent_instance: Any) AssociationProxyInstance[_T] ¶
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyInstance.
get(obj: Any) Union[_T, None, AssociationProxyInstance[_T]] ¶
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyInstance.
has(criterion: Optional[_ColumnExpressionArgument[bool]] = None, **kwargs: Any) ColumnElement[bool] ¶ Produce a proxied ‘has’ expression using EXISTS.
This expression will be a composed product using the
Comparator.any()
and/orComparator.has()
operators of the underlying proxied attributes.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyInstance.
icontains(other: Any, **kw: Any) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.icontains()
method ofColumnOperators
Implement the
icontains
operator, e.g. case insensitive version ofColumnOperators.contains()
.Produces a LIKE expression that tests against an insensitive match for the middle of a string value:
lower(column) LIKE '%' || lower(<other>) || '%'
E.g.:
stmt = select(sometable).\ where(sometable.c.column.icontains("foobar"))
Since the operator uses
LIKE
, wildcard characters"%"
and"_"
that are present inside the <other> expression will behave like wildcards as well. For literal string values, theColumnOperators.icontains.autoescape
flag may be set toTrue
to apply escaping to occurrences of these characters within the string value so that they match as themselves and not as wildcard characters. Alternatively, theColumnOperators.icontains.escape
parameter will establish a given character as an escape character which can be of use when the target expression is not a literal string.- Parameters:
other – expression to be compared. This is usually a plain string value, but can also be an arbitrary SQL expression. LIKE wildcard characters
%
and_
are not escaped by default unless theColumnOperators.icontains.autoescape
flag is set to True.autoescape –
boolean; when True, establishes an escape character within the LIKE expression, then applies it to all occurrences of
"%"
,"_"
and the escape character itself within the comparison value, which is assumed to be a literal string and not a SQL expression.An expression such as:
somecolumn.icontains("foo%bar", autoescape=True)
Will render as:
lower(somecolumn) LIKE '%' || lower(:param) || '%' ESCAPE '/'
With the value of
:param
as"foo/%bar"
.escape –
a character which when given will render with the
ESCAPE
keyword to establish that character as the escape character. This character can then be placed preceding occurrences of%
and_
to allow them to act as themselves and not wildcard characters.An expression such as:
somecolumn.icontains("foo/%bar", escape="^")
Will render as:
lower(somecolumn) LIKE '%' || lower(:param) || '%' ESCAPE '^'
The parameter may also be combined with
ColumnOperators.contains.autoescape
:somecolumn.icontains("foo%bar^bat", escape="^", autoescape=True)
Where above, the given literal parameter will be converted to
"foo^%bar^^bat"
before being passed to the database.
See also
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyInstance.
iendswith(other: Any, escape: Optional[str] = None, autoescape: bool = False) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.iendswith()
method ofColumnOperators
Implement the
iendswith
operator, e.g. case insensitive version ofColumnOperators.endswith()
.Produces a LIKE expression that tests against an insensitive match for the end of a string value:
lower(column) LIKE '%' || lower(<other>)
E.g.:
stmt = select(sometable).\ where(sometable.c.column.iendswith("foobar"))
Since the operator uses
LIKE
, wildcard characters"%"
and"_"
that are present inside the <other> expression will behave like wildcards as well. For literal string values, theColumnOperators.iendswith.autoescape
flag may be set toTrue
to apply escaping to occurrences of these characters within the string value so that they match as themselves and not as wildcard characters. Alternatively, theColumnOperators.iendswith.escape
parameter will establish a given character as an escape character which can be of use when the target expression is not a literal string.- Parameters:
other – expression to be compared. This is usually a plain string value, but can also be an arbitrary SQL expression. LIKE wildcard characters
%
and_
are not escaped by default unless theColumnOperators.iendswith.autoescape
flag is set to True.autoescape –
boolean; when True, establishes an escape character within the LIKE expression, then applies it to all occurrences of
"%"
,"_"
and the escape character itself within the comparison value, which is assumed to be a literal string and not a SQL expression.An expression such as:
somecolumn.iendswith("foo%bar", autoescape=True)
Will render as:
lower(somecolumn) LIKE '%' || lower(:param) ESCAPE '/'
With the value of
:param
as"foo/%bar"
.escape –
a character which when given will render with the
ESCAPE
keyword to establish that character as the escape character. This character can then be placed preceding occurrences of%
and_
to allow them to act as themselves and not wildcard characters.An expression such as:
somecolumn.iendswith("foo/%bar", escape="^")
Will render as:
lower(somecolumn) LIKE '%' || lower(:param) ESCAPE '^'
The parameter may also be combined with
ColumnOperators.iendswith.autoescape
:somecolumn.endswith("foo%bar^bat", escape="^", autoescape=True)
Where above, the given literal parameter will be converted to
"foo^%bar^^bat"
before being passed to the database.
See also
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyInstance.
ilike(other: Any, escape: Optional[str] = None) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.ilike()
method ofColumnOperators
Implement the
ilike
operator, e.g. case insensitive LIKE.In a column context, produces an expression either of the form:
lower(a) LIKE lower(other)
Or on backends that support the ILIKE operator:
a ILIKE other
E.g.:
stmt = select(sometable).\ where(sometable.c.column.ilike("%foobar%"))
- Parameters:
other – expression to be compared
escape –
optional escape character, renders the
ESCAPE
keyword, e.g.:somecolumn.ilike("foo/%bar", escape="/")
See also
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyInstance.
in_(other: Any) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.in_()
method ofColumnOperators
Implement the
in
operator.In a column context, produces the clause
column IN <other>
.The given parameter
other
may be:A list of literal values, e.g.:
stmt.where(column.in_([1, 2, 3]))
In this calling form, the list of items is converted to a set of bound parameters the same length as the list given:
WHERE COL IN (?, ?, ?)
A list of tuples may be provided if the comparison is against a
tuple_()
containing multiple expressions:from sqlalchemy import tuple_ stmt.where(tuple_(col1, col2).in_([(1, 10), (2, 20), (3, 30)]))
An empty list, e.g.:
stmt.where(column.in_([]))
In this calling form, the expression renders an “empty set” expression. These expressions are tailored to individual backends and are generally trying to get an empty SELECT statement as a subquery. Such as on SQLite, the expression is:
WHERE col IN (SELECT 1 FROM (SELECT 1) WHERE 1!=1)
Changed in version 1.4: empty IN expressions now use an execution-time generated SELECT subquery in all cases.
A bound parameter, e.g.
bindparam()
, may be used if it includes thebindparam.expanding
flag:stmt.where(column.in_(bindparam('value', expanding=True)))
In this calling form, the expression renders a special non-SQL placeholder expression that looks like:
WHERE COL IN ([EXPANDING_value])
This placeholder expression is intercepted at statement execution time to be converted into the variable number of bound parameter form illustrated earlier. If the statement were executed as:
connection.execute(stmt, {"value": [1, 2, 3]})
The database would be passed a bound parameter for each value:
WHERE COL IN (?, ?, ?)
New in version 1.2: added “expanding” bound parameters
If an empty list is passed, a special “empty list” expression, which is specific to the database in use, is rendered. On SQLite this would be:
WHERE COL IN (SELECT 1 FROM (SELECT 1) WHERE 1!=1)
New in version 1.3: “expanding” bound parameters now support empty lists
a
select()
construct, which is usually a correlated scalar select:stmt.where( column.in_( select(othertable.c.y). where(table.c.x == othertable.c.x) ) )
In this calling form,
ColumnOperators.in_()
renders as given:WHERE COL IN (SELECT othertable.y FROM othertable WHERE othertable.x = table.x)
- Parameters:
other – a list of literals, a
select()
construct, or abindparam()
construct that includes thebindparam.expanding
flag set to True.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyInstance.
is_(other: Any) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.is_()
method ofColumnOperators
Implement the
IS
operator.Normally,
IS
is generated automatically when comparing to a value ofNone
, which resolves toNULL
. However, explicit usage ofIS
may be desirable if comparing to boolean values on certain platforms.See also
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyInstance.
is_distinct_from(other: Any) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.is_distinct_from()
method ofColumnOperators
Implement the
IS DISTINCT FROM
operator.Renders “a IS DISTINCT FROM b” on most platforms; on some such as SQLite may render “a IS NOT b”.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyInstance.
is_not(other: Any) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.is_not()
method ofColumnOperators
Implement the
IS NOT
operator.Normally,
IS NOT
is generated automatically when comparing to a value ofNone
, which resolves toNULL
. However, explicit usage ofIS NOT
may be desirable if comparing to boolean values on certain platforms.Changed in version 1.4: The
is_not()
operator is renamed fromisnot()
in previous releases. The previous name remains available for backwards compatibility.See also
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyInstance.
is_not_distinct_from(other: Any) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.is_not_distinct_from()
method ofColumnOperators
Implement the
IS NOT DISTINCT FROM
operator.Renders “a IS NOT DISTINCT FROM b” on most platforms; on some such as SQLite may render “a IS b”.
Changed in version 1.4: The
is_not_distinct_from()
operator is renamed fromisnot_distinct_from()
in previous releases. The previous name remains available for backwards compatibility.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyInstance.
isnot(other: Any) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.isnot()
method ofColumnOperators
Implement the
IS NOT
operator.Normally,
IS NOT
is generated automatically when comparing to a value ofNone
, which resolves toNULL
. However, explicit usage ofIS NOT
may be desirable if comparing to boolean values on certain platforms.Changed in version 1.4: The
is_not()
operator is renamed fromisnot()
in previous releases. The previous name remains available for backwards compatibility.See also
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyInstance.
isnot_distinct_from(other: Any) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.isnot_distinct_from()
method ofColumnOperators
Implement the
IS NOT DISTINCT FROM
operator.Renders “a IS NOT DISTINCT FROM b” on most platforms; on some such as SQLite may render “a IS b”.
Changed in version 1.4: The
is_not_distinct_from()
operator is renamed fromisnot_distinct_from()
in previous releases. The previous name remains available for backwards compatibility.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyInstance.
istartswith(other: Any, escape: Optional[str] = None, autoescape: bool = False) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.istartswith()
method ofColumnOperators
Implement the
istartswith
operator, e.g. case insensitive version ofColumnOperators.startswith()
.Produces a LIKE expression that tests against an insensitive match for the start of a string value:
lower(column) LIKE lower(<other>) || '%'
E.g.:
stmt = select(sometable).\ where(sometable.c.column.istartswith("foobar"))
Since the operator uses
LIKE
, wildcard characters"%"
and"_"
that are present inside the <other> expression will behave like wildcards as well. For literal string values, theColumnOperators.istartswith.autoescape
flag may be set toTrue
to apply escaping to occurrences of these characters within the string value so that they match as themselves and not as wildcard characters. Alternatively, theColumnOperators.istartswith.escape
parameter will establish a given character as an escape character which can be of use when the target expression is not a literal string.- Parameters:
other – expression to be compared. This is usually a plain string value, but can also be an arbitrary SQL expression. LIKE wildcard characters
%
and_
are not escaped by default unless theColumnOperators.istartswith.autoescape
flag is set to True.autoescape –
boolean; when True, establishes an escape character within the LIKE expression, then applies it to all occurrences of
"%"
,"_"
and the escape character itself within the comparison value, which is assumed to be a literal string and not a SQL expression.An expression such as:
somecolumn.istartswith("foo%bar", autoescape=True)
Will render as:
lower(somecolumn) LIKE lower(:param) || '%' ESCAPE '/'
With the value of
:param
as"foo/%bar"
.escape –
a character which when given will render with the
ESCAPE
keyword to establish that character as the escape character. This character can then be placed preceding occurrences of%
and_
to allow them to act as themselves and not wildcard characters.An expression such as:
somecolumn.istartswith("foo/%bar", escape="^")
Will render as:
lower(somecolumn) LIKE lower(:param) || '%' ESCAPE '^'
The parameter may also be combined with
ColumnOperators.istartswith.autoescape
:somecolumn.istartswith("foo%bar^bat", escape="^", autoescape=True)
Where above, the given literal parameter will be converted to
"foo^%bar^^bat"
before being passed to the database.
See also
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyInstance.
like(other: Any, escape: Optional[str] = None) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.like()
method ofColumnOperators
Implement the
like
operator.In a column context, produces the expression:
a LIKE other
E.g.:
stmt = select(sometable).\ where(sometable.c.column.like("%foobar%"))
- Parameters:
other – expression to be compared
escape –
optional escape character, renders the
ESCAPE
keyword, e.g.:somecolumn.like("foo/%bar", escape="/")
See also
-
attribute
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyInstance.
local_attr¶ The ‘local’ class attribute referenced by this
AssociationProxyInstance
.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyInstance.
match(other: Any, **kwargs: Any) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.match()
method ofColumnOperators
Implements a database-specific ‘match’ operator.
ColumnOperators.match()
attempts to resolve to a MATCH-like function or operator provided by the backend. Examples include:PostgreSQL - renders
x @@ plainto_tsquery(y)
Changed in version 2.0:
plainto_tsquery()
is used instead ofto_tsquery()
for PostgreSQL now; for compatibility with other forms, see Full Text Search.MySQL - renders
MATCH (x) AGAINST (y IN BOOLEAN MODE)
See also
match
- MySQL specific construct with additional features.Oracle - renders
CONTAINS(x, y)
other backends may provide special implementations.
Backends without any special implementation will emit the operator as “MATCH”. This is compatible with SQLite, for example.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyInstance.
not_ilike(other: Any, escape: Optional[str] = None) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.not_ilike()
method ofColumnOperators
implement the
NOT ILIKE
operator.This is equivalent to using negation with
ColumnOperators.ilike()
, i.e.~x.ilike(y)
.Changed in version 1.4: The
not_ilike()
operator is renamed fromnotilike()
in previous releases. The previous name remains available for backwards compatibility.See also
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyInstance.
not_in(other: Any) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.not_in()
method ofColumnOperators
implement the
NOT IN
operator.This is equivalent to using negation with
ColumnOperators.in_()
, i.e.~x.in_(y)
.In the case that
other
is an empty sequence, the compiler produces an “empty not in” expression. This defaults to the expression “1 = 1” to produce true in all cases. Thecreate_engine.empty_in_strategy
may be used to alter this behavior.Changed in version 1.4: The
not_in()
operator is renamed fromnotin_()
in previous releases. The previous name remains available for backwards compatibility.Changed in version 1.2: The
ColumnOperators.in_()
andColumnOperators.not_in()
operators now produce a “static” expression for an empty IN sequence by default.See also
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyInstance.
not_like(other: Any, escape: Optional[str] = None) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.not_like()
method ofColumnOperators
implement the
NOT LIKE
operator.This is equivalent to using negation with
ColumnOperators.like()
, i.e.~x.like(y)
.Changed in version 1.4: The
not_like()
operator is renamed fromnotlike()
in previous releases. The previous name remains available for backwards compatibility.See also
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyInstance.
notilike(other: Any, escape: Optional[str] = None) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.notilike()
method ofColumnOperators
implement the
NOT ILIKE
operator.This is equivalent to using negation with
ColumnOperators.ilike()
, i.e.~x.ilike(y)
.Changed in version 1.4: The
not_ilike()
operator is renamed fromnotilike()
in previous releases. The previous name remains available for backwards compatibility.See also
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyInstance.
notin_(other: Any) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.notin_()
method ofColumnOperators
implement the
NOT IN
operator.This is equivalent to using negation with
ColumnOperators.in_()
, i.e.~x.in_(y)
.In the case that
other
is an empty sequence, the compiler produces an “empty not in” expression. This defaults to the expression “1 = 1” to produce true in all cases. Thecreate_engine.empty_in_strategy
may be used to alter this behavior.Changed in version 1.4: The
not_in()
operator is renamed fromnotin_()
in previous releases. The previous name remains available for backwards compatibility.Changed in version 1.2: The
ColumnOperators.in_()
andColumnOperators.not_in()
operators now produce a “static” expression for an empty IN sequence by default.See also
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyInstance.
notlike(other: Any, escape: Optional[str] = None) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.notlike()
method ofColumnOperators
implement the
NOT LIKE
operator.This is equivalent to using negation with
ColumnOperators.like()
, i.e.~x.like(y)
.Changed in version 1.4: The
not_like()
operator is renamed fromnotlike()
in previous releases. The previous name remains available for backwards compatibility.See also
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyInstance.
nulls_first() ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.nulls_first()
method ofColumnOperators
Produce a
nulls_first()
clause against the parent object.Changed in version 1.4: The
nulls_first()
operator is renamed fromnullsfirst()
in previous releases. The previous name remains available for backwards compatibility.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyInstance.
nulls_last() ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.nulls_last()
method ofColumnOperators
Produce a
nulls_last()
clause against the parent object.Changed in version 1.4: The
nulls_last()
operator is renamed fromnullslast()
in previous releases. The previous name remains available for backwards compatibility.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyInstance.
nullsfirst() ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.nullsfirst()
method ofColumnOperators
Produce a
nulls_first()
clause against the parent object.Changed in version 1.4: The
nulls_first()
operator is renamed fromnullsfirst()
in previous releases. The previous name remains available for backwards compatibility.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyInstance.
nullslast() ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.nullslast()
method ofColumnOperators
Produce a
nulls_last()
clause against the parent object.Changed in version 1.4: The
nulls_last()
operator is renamed fromnullslast()
in previous releases. The previous name remains available for backwards compatibility.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyInstance.
op(opstring: str, precedence: int = 0, is_comparison: bool = False, return_type: Optional[Union[Type[TypeEngine[Any]], TypeEngine[Any]]] = None, python_impl: Optional[Callable[..., Any]] = None) Callable[[Any], Operators] ¶ inherited from the
Operators.op()
method ofOperators
Produce a generic operator function.
e.g.:
somecolumn.op("*")(5)
produces:
somecolumn * 5
This function can also be used to make bitwise operators explicit. For example:
somecolumn.op('&')(0xff)
is a bitwise AND of the value in
somecolumn
.- Parameters:
opstring – a string which will be output as the infix operator between this element and the expression passed to the generated function.
precedence –
precedence which the database is expected to apply to the operator in SQL expressions. This integer value acts as a hint for the SQL compiler to know when explicit parenthesis should be rendered around a particular operation. A lower number will cause the expression to be parenthesized when applied against another operator with higher precedence. The default value of
0
is lower than all operators except for the comma (,
) andAS
operators. A value of 100 will be higher or equal to all operators, and -100 will be lower than or equal to all operators.See also
I’m using op() to generate a custom operator and my parenthesis are not coming out correctly - detailed description of how the SQLAlchemy SQL compiler renders parenthesis
is_comparison –
legacy; if True, the operator will be considered as a “comparison” operator, that is which evaluates to a boolean true/false value, like
==
,>
, etc. This flag is provided so that ORM relationships can establish that the operator is a comparison operator when used in a custom join condition.Using the
is_comparison
parameter is superseded by using theOperators.bool_op()
method instead; this more succinct operator sets this parameter automatically, but also provides correct PEP 484 typing support as the returned object will express a “boolean” datatype, i.e.BinaryExpression[bool]
.return_type – a
TypeEngine
class or object that will force the return type of an expression produced by this operator to be of that type. By default, operators that specifyOperators.op.is_comparison
will resolve toBoolean
, and those that do not will be of the same type as the left-hand operand.python_impl –
an optional Python function that can evaluate two Python values in the same way as this operator works when run on the database server. Useful for in-Python SQL expression evaluation functions, such as for ORM hybrid attributes, and the ORM “evaluator” used to match objects in a session after a multi-row update or delete.
e.g.:
>>> expr = column('x').op('+', python_impl=lambda a, b: a + b)('y')
The operator for the above expression will also work for non-SQL left and right objects:
>>> expr.operator(5, 10) 15
New in version 2.0.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyInstance.
operate(op: OperatorType, *other: Any, **kwargs: Any) Operators ¶ inherited from the
Operators.operate()
method ofOperators
Operate on an argument.
This is the lowest level of operation, raises
NotImplementedError
by default.Overriding this on a subclass can allow common behavior to be applied to all operations. For example, overriding
ColumnOperators
to applyfunc.lower()
to the left and right side:class MyComparator(ColumnOperators): def operate(self, op, other, **kwargs): return op(func.lower(self), func.lower(other), **kwargs)
- Parameters:
op – Operator callable.
*other – the ‘other’ side of the operation. Will be a single scalar for most operations.
**kwargs – modifiers. These may be passed by special operators such as
ColumnOperators.contains()
.
-
attribute
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyInstance.
parent: _AssociationProxyProtocol[_T]¶
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyInstance.
regexp_match(pattern: Any, flags: Optional[str] = None) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.regexp_match()
method ofColumnOperators
Implements a database-specific ‘regexp match’ operator.
E.g.:
stmt = select(table.c.some_column).where( table.c.some_column.regexp_match('^(b|c)') )
ColumnOperators.regexp_match()
attempts to resolve to a REGEXP-like function or operator provided by the backend, however the specific regular expression syntax and flags available are not backend agnostic.Examples include:
PostgreSQL - renders
x ~ y
orx !~ y
when negated.Oracle - renders
REGEXP_LIKE(x, y)
SQLite - uses SQLite’s
REGEXP
placeholder operator and calls into the Pythonre.match()
builtin.other backends may provide special implementations.
Backends without any special implementation will emit the operator as “REGEXP” or “NOT REGEXP”. This is compatible with SQLite and MySQL, for example.
Regular expression support is currently implemented for Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL and MariaDB. Partial support is available for SQLite. Support among third-party dialects may vary.
- Parameters:
pattern – The regular expression pattern string or column clause.
flags – Any regular expression string flags to apply. Flags tend to be backend specific. It can be a string or a column clause. Some backends, like PostgreSQL and MariaDB, may alternatively specify the flags as part of the pattern. When using the ignore case flag ‘i’ in PostgreSQL, the ignore case regexp match operator
~*
or!~*
will be used.
New in version 1.4.
See also
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyInstance.
regexp_replace(pattern: Any, replacement: Any, flags: Optional[str] = None) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.regexp_replace()
method ofColumnOperators
Implements a database-specific ‘regexp replace’ operator.
E.g.:
stmt = select( table.c.some_column.regexp_replace( 'b(..)', 'XY', flags='g' ) )
ColumnOperators.regexp_replace()
attempts to resolve to a REGEXP_REPLACE-like function provided by the backend, that usually emit the functionREGEXP_REPLACE()
. However, the specific regular expression syntax and flags available are not backend agnostic.Regular expression replacement support is currently implemented for Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL 8 or greater and MariaDB. Support among third-party dialects may vary.
- Parameters:
pattern – The regular expression pattern string or column clause.
pattern – The replacement string or column clause.
flags – Any regular expression string flags to apply. Flags tend to be backend specific. It can be a string or a column clause. Some backends, like PostgreSQL and MariaDB, may alternatively specify the flags as part of the pattern.
New in version 1.4.
See also
-
attribute
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyInstance.
remote_attr¶ The ‘remote’ class attribute referenced by this
AssociationProxyInstance
.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyInstance.
reverse_operate(op: OperatorType, other: Any, **kwargs: Any) Operators ¶ inherited from the
Operators.reverse_operate()
method ofOperators
Reverse operate on an argument.
Usage is the same as
operate()
.
-
attribute
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyInstance.
scalar¶ Return
True
if thisAssociationProxyInstance
proxies a scalar relationship on the local side.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyInstance.
set(obj: Any, values: _T) None ¶
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyInstance.
startswith(other: Any, escape: Optional[str] = None, autoescape: bool = False) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.startswith()
method ofColumnOperators
Implement the
startswith
operator.Produces a LIKE expression that tests against a match for the start of a string value:
column LIKE <other> || '%'
E.g.:
stmt = select(sometable).\ where(sometable.c.column.startswith("foobar"))
Since the operator uses
LIKE
, wildcard characters"%"
and"_"
that are present inside the <other> expression will behave like wildcards as well. For literal string values, theColumnOperators.startswith.autoescape
flag may be set toTrue
to apply escaping to occurrences of these characters within the string value so that they match as themselves and not as wildcard characters. Alternatively, theColumnOperators.startswith.escape
parameter will establish a given character as an escape character which can be of use when the target expression is not a literal string.- Parameters:
other – expression to be compared. This is usually a plain string value, but can also be an arbitrary SQL expression. LIKE wildcard characters
%
and_
are not escaped by default unless theColumnOperators.startswith.autoescape
flag is set to True.autoescape –
boolean; when True, establishes an escape character within the LIKE expression, then applies it to all occurrences of
"%"
,"_"
and the escape character itself within the comparison value, which is assumed to be a literal string and not a SQL expression.An expression such as:
somecolumn.startswith("foo%bar", autoescape=True)
Will render as:
somecolumn LIKE :param || '%' ESCAPE '/'
With the value of
:param
as"foo/%bar"
.escape –
a character which when given will render with the
ESCAPE
keyword to establish that character as the escape character. This character can then be placed preceding occurrences of%
and_
to allow them to act as themselves and not wildcard characters.An expression such as:
somecolumn.startswith("foo/%bar", escape="^")
Will render as:
somecolumn LIKE :param || '%' ESCAPE '^'
The parameter may also be combined with
ColumnOperators.startswith.autoescape
:somecolumn.startswith("foo%bar^bat", escape="^", autoescape=True)
Where above, the given literal parameter will be converted to
"foo^%bar^^bat"
before being passed to the database.
-
attribute
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyInstance.
target_class: Type[Any]¶ The intermediary class handled by this
AssociationProxyInstance
.Intercepted append/set/assignment events will result in the generation of new instances of this class.
-
attribute
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyInstance.
timetuple: Literal[None] = None¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.timetuple
attribute ofColumnOperators
Hack, allows datetime objects to be compared on the LHS.
-
method
- class sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ObjectAssociationProxyInstance¶
an
AssociationProxyInstance
that has an object as a target.Members
__le__(), __lt__(), all_(), any(), any_(), asc(), attr, between(), bitwise_and(), bitwise_lshift(), bitwise_not(), bitwise_or(), bitwise_rshift(), bitwise_xor(), bool_op(), collate(), concat(), contains(), desc(), distinct(), endswith(), has(), icontains(), iendswith(), ilike(), in_(), is_(), is_distinct_from(), is_not(), is_not_distinct_from(), isnot(), isnot_distinct_from(), istartswith(), like(), local_attr, match(), not_ilike(), not_in(), not_like(), notilike(), notin_(), notlike(), nulls_first(), nulls_last(), nullsfirst(), nullslast(), op(), operate(), regexp_match(), regexp_replace(), remote_attr, reverse_operate(), scalar, startswith(), target_class, timetuple
Class signature
class
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ObjectAssociationProxyInstance
(sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyInstance
)-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ObjectAssociationProxyInstance.
__le__(other: Any) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
sqlalchemy.sql.expression.ColumnOperators.__le__
method ofColumnOperators
Implement the
<=
operator.In a column context, produces the clause
a <= b
.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ObjectAssociationProxyInstance.
__lt__(other: Any) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
sqlalchemy.sql.expression.ColumnOperators.__lt__
method ofColumnOperators
Implement the
<
operator.In a column context, produces the clause
a < b
.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ObjectAssociationProxyInstance.
all_() ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.all_()
method ofColumnOperators
Produce an
all_()
clause against the parent object.See the documentation for
all_()
for examples.Note
be sure to not confuse the newer
ColumnOperators.all_()
method with its olderARRAY
-specific counterpart, theComparator.all()
method, which a different calling syntax and usage pattern.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ObjectAssociationProxyInstance.
any(criterion: Optional[_ColumnExpressionArgument[bool]] = None, **kwargs: Any) ColumnElement[bool] ¶ inherited from the
AssociationProxyInstance.any()
method ofAssociationProxyInstance
Produce a proxied ‘any’ expression using EXISTS.
This expression will be a composed product using the
Comparator.any()
and/orComparator.has()
operators of the underlying proxied attributes.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ObjectAssociationProxyInstance.
any_() ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.any_()
method ofColumnOperators
Produce an
any_()
clause against the parent object.See the documentation for
any_()
for examples.Note
be sure to not confuse the newer
ColumnOperators.any_()
method with its olderARRAY
-specific counterpart, theComparator.any()
method, which a different calling syntax and usage pattern.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ObjectAssociationProxyInstance.
asc() ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.asc()
method ofColumnOperators
Produce a
asc()
clause against the parent object.
-
attribute
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ObjectAssociationProxyInstance.
attr¶ inherited from the
AssociationProxyInstance.attr
attribute ofAssociationProxyInstance
Return a tuple of
(local_attr, remote_attr)
.This attribute was originally intended to facilitate using the
Query.join()
method to join across the two relationships at once, however this makes use of a deprecated calling style.To use
select.join()
orQuery.join()
with an association proxy, the current method is to make use of theAssociationProxyInstance.local_attr
andAssociationProxyInstance.remote_attr
attributes separately:stmt = ( select(Parent). join(Parent.proxied.local_attr). join(Parent.proxied.remote_attr) )
A future release may seek to provide a more succinct join pattern for association proxy attributes.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ObjectAssociationProxyInstance.
between(cleft: Any, cright: Any, symmetric: bool = False) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.between()
method ofColumnOperators
Produce a
between()
clause against the parent object, given the lower and upper range.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ObjectAssociationProxyInstance.
bitwise_and(other: Any) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.bitwise_and()
method ofColumnOperators
Produce a bitwise AND operation, typically via the
&
operator.New in version 2.0.2.
See also
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ObjectAssociationProxyInstance.
bitwise_lshift(other: Any) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.bitwise_lshift()
method ofColumnOperators
Produce a bitwise LSHIFT operation, typically via the
<<
operator.New in version 2.0.2.
See also
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ObjectAssociationProxyInstance.
bitwise_not() ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.bitwise_not()
method ofColumnOperators
Produce a bitwise NOT operation, typically via the
~
operator.New in version 2.0.2.
See also
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ObjectAssociationProxyInstance.
bitwise_or(other: Any) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.bitwise_or()
method ofColumnOperators
Produce a bitwise OR operation, typically via the
|
operator.New in version 2.0.2.
See also
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ObjectAssociationProxyInstance.
bitwise_rshift(other: Any) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.bitwise_rshift()
method ofColumnOperators
Produce a bitwise RSHIFT operation, typically via the
>>
operator.New in version 2.0.2.
See also
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ObjectAssociationProxyInstance.
bitwise_xor(other: Any) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.bitwise_xor()
method ofColumnOperators
Produce a bitwise XOR operation, typically via the
^
operator, or#
for PostgreSQL.New in version 2.0.2.
See also
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ObjectAssociationProxyInstance.
bool_op(opstring: str, precedence: int = 0, python_impl: Optional[Callable[[...], Any]] = None) Callable[[Any], Operators] ¶ inherited from the
Operators.bool_op()
method ofOperators
Return a custom boolean operator.
This method is shorthand for calling
Operators.op()
and passing theOperators.op.is_comparison
flag with True. A key advantage to usingOperators.bool_op()
is that when using column constructs, the “boolean” nature of the returned expression will be present for PEP 484 purposes.See also
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ObjectAssociationProxyInstance.
collate(collation: str) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.collate()
method ofColumnOperators
Produce a
collate()
clause against the parent object, given the collation string.See also
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ObjectAssociationProxyInstance.
concat(other: Any) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.concat()
method ofColumnOperators
Implement the ‘concat’ operator.
In a column context, produces the clause
a || b
, or uses theconcat()
operator on MySQL.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ObjectAssociationProxyInstance.
contains(other: Any, **kw: Any) ColumnElement[bool] ¶ Produce a proxied ‘contains’ expression using EXISTS.
This expression will be a composed product using the
Comparator.any()
,Comparator.has()
, and/orComparator.contains()
operators of the underlying proxied attributes.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ObjectAssociationProxyInstance.
desc() ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.desc()
method ofColumnOperators
Produce a
desc()
clause against the parent object.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ObjectAssociationProxyInstance.
distinct() ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.distinct()
method ofColumnOperators
Produce a
distinct()
clause against the parent object.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ObjectAssociationProxyInstance.
endswith(other: Any, escape: Optional[str] = None, autoescape: bool = False) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.endswith()
method ofColumnOperators
Implement the ‘endswith’ operator.
Produces a LIKE expression that tests against a match for the end of a string value:
column LIKE '%' || <other>
E.g.:
stmt = select(sometable).\ where(sometable.c.column.endswith("foobar"))
Since the operator uses
LIKE
, wildcard characters"%"
and"_"
that are present inside the <other> expression will behave like wildcards as well. For literal string values, theColumnOperators.endswith.autoescape
flag may be set toTrue
to apply escaping to occurrences of these characters within the string value so that they match as themselves and not as wildcard characters. Alternatively, theColumnOperators.endswith.escape
parameter will establish a given character as an escape character which can be of use when the target expression is not a literal string.- Parameters:
other – expression to be compared. This is usually a plain string value, but can also be an arbitrary SQL expression. LIKE wildcard characters
%
and_
are not escaped by default unless theColumnOperators.endswith.autoescape
flag is set to True.autoescape –
boolean; when True, establishes an escape character within the LIKE expression, then applies it to all occurrences of
"%"
,"_"
and the escape character itself within the comparison value, which is assumed to be a literal string and not a SQL expression.An expression such as:
somecolumn.endswith("foo%bar", autoescape=True)
Will render as:
somecolumn LIKE '%' || :param ESCAPE '/'
With the value of
:param
as"foo/%bar"
.escape –
a character which when given will render with the
ESCAPE
keyword to establish that character as the escape character. This character can then be placed preceding occurrences of%
and_
to allow them to act as themselves and not wildcard characters.An expression such as:
somecolumn.endswith("foo/%bar", escape="^")
Will render as:
somecolumn LIKE '%' || :param ESCAPE '^'
The parameter may also be combined with
ColumnOperators.endswith.autoescape
:somecolumn.endswith("foo%bar^bat", escape="^", autoescape=True)
Where above, the given literal parameter will be converted to
"foo^%bar^^bat"
before being passed to the database.
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method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ObjectAssociationProxyInstance.
has(criterion: Optional[_ColumnExpressionArgument[bool]] = None, **kwargs: Any) ColumnElement[bool] ¶ inherited from the
AssociationProxyInstance.has()
method ofAssociationProxyInstance
Produce a proxied ‘has’ expression using EXISTS.
This expression will be a composed product using the
Comparator.any()
and/orComparator.has()
operators of the underlying proxied attributes.
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method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ObjectAssociationProxyInstance.
icontains(other: Any, **kw: Any) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.icontains()
method ofColumnOperators
Implement the
icontains
operator, e.g. case insensitive version ofColumnOperators.contains()
.Produces a LIKE expression that tests against an insensitive match for the middle of a string value:
lower(column) LIKE '%' || lower(<other>) || '%'
E.g.:
stmt = select(sometable).\ where(sometable.c.column.icontains("foobar"))
Since the operator uses
LIKE
, wildcard characters"%"
and"_"
that are present inside the <other> expression will behave like wildcards as well. For literal string values, theColumnOperators.icontains.autoescape
flag may be set toTrue
to apply escaping to occurrences of these characters within the string value so that they match as themselves and not as wildcard characters. Alternatively, theColumnOperators.icontains.escape
parameter will establish a given character as an escape character which can be of use when the target expression is not a literal string.- Parameters:
other – expression to be compared. This is usually a plain string value, but can also be an arbitrary SQL expression. LIKE wildcard characters
%
and_
are not escaped by default unless theColumnOperators.icontains.autoescape
flag is set to True.autoescape –
boolean; when True, establishes an escape character within the LIKE expression, then applies it to all occurrences of
"%"
,"_"
and the escape character itself within the comparison value, which is assumed to be a literal string and not a SQL expression.An expression such as:
somecolumn.icontains("foo%bar", autoescape=True)
Will render as:
lower(somecolumn) LIKE '%' || lower(:param) || '%' ESCAPE '/'
With the value of
:param
as"foo/%bar"
.escape –
a character which when given will render with the
ESCAPE
keyword to establish that character as the escape character. This character can then be placed preceding occurrences of%
and_
to allow them to act as themselves and not wildcard characters.An expression such as:
somecolumn.icontains("foo/%bar", escape="^")
Will render as:
lower(somecolumn) LIKE '%' || lower(:param) || '%' ESCAPE '^'
The parameter may also be combined with
ColumnOperators.contains.autoescape
:somecolumn.icontains("foo%bar^bat", escape="^", autoescape=True)
Where above, the given literal parameter will be converted to
"foo^%bar^^bat"
before being passed to the database.
See also
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ObjectAssociationProxyInstance.
iendswith(other: Any, escape: Optional[str] = None, autoescape: bool = False) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.iendswith()
method ofColumnOperators
Implement the
iendswith
operator, e.g. case insensitive version ofColumnOperators.endswith()
.Produces a LIKE expression that tests against an insensitive match for the end of a string value:
lower(column) LIKE '%' || lower(<other>)
E.g.:
stmt = select(sometable).\ where(sometable.c.column.iendswith("foobar"))
Since the operator uses
LIKE
, wildcard characters"%"
and"_"
that are present inside the <other> expression will behave like wildcards as well. For literal string values, theColumnOperators.iendswith.autoescape
flag may be set toTrue
to apply escaping to occurrences of these characters within the string value so that they match as themselves and not as wildcard characters. Alternatively, theColumnOperators.iendswith.escape
parameter will establish a given character as an escape character which can be of use when the target expression is not a literal string.- Parameters:
other – expression to be compared. This is usually a plain string value, but can also be an arbitrary SQL expression. LIKE wildcard characters
%
and_
are not escaped by default unless theColumnOperators.iendswith.autoescape
flag is set to True.autoescape –
boolean; when True, establishes an escape character within the LIKE expression, then applies it to all occurrences of
"%"
,"_"
and the escape character itself within the comparison value, which is assumed to be a literal string and not a SQL expression.An expression such as:
somecolumn.iendswith("foo%bar", autoescape=True)
Will render as:
lower(somecolumn) LIKE '%' || lower(:param) ESCAPE '/'
With the value of
:param
as"foo/%bar"
.escape –
a character which when given will render with the
ESCAPE
keyword to establish that character as the escape character. This character can then be placed preceding occurrences of%
and_
to allow them to act as themselves and not wildcard characters.An expression such as:
somecolumn.iendswith("foo/%bar", escape="^")
Will render as:
lower(somecolumn) LIKE '%' || lower(:param) ESCAPE '^'
The parameter may also be combined with
ColumnOperators.iendswith.autoescape
:somecolumn.endswith("foo%bar^bat", escape="^", autoescape=True)
Where above, the given literal parameter will be converted to
"foo^%bar^^bat"
before being passed to the database.
See also
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ObjectAssociationProxyInstance.
ilike(other: Any, escape: Optional[str] = None) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.ilike()
method ofColumnOperators
Implement the
ilike
operator, e.g. case insensitive LIKE.In a column context, produces an expression either of the form:
lower(a) LIKE lower(other)
Or on backends that support the ILIKE operator:
a ILIKE other
E.g.:
stmt = select(sometable).\ where(sometable.c.column.ilike("%foobar%"))
- Parameters:
other – expression to be compared
escape –
optional escape character, renders the
ESCAPE
keyword, e.g.:somecolumn.ilike("foo/%bar", escape="/")
See also
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ObjectAssociationProxyInstance.
in_(other: Any) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.in_()
method ofColumnOperators
Implement the
in
operator.In a column context, produces the clause
column IN <other>
.The given parameter
other
may be:A list of literal values, e.g.:
stmt.where(column.in_([1, 2, 3]))
In this calling form, the list of items is converted to a set of bound parameters the same length as the list given:
WHERE COL IN (?, ?, ?)
A list of tuples may be provided if the comparison is against a
tuple_()
containing multiple expressions:from sqlalchemy import tuple_ stmt.where(tuple_(col1, col2).in_([(1, 10), (2, 20), (3, 30)]))
An empty list, e.g.:
stmt.where(column.in_([]))
In this calling form, the expression renders an “empty set” expression. These expressions are tailored to individual backends and are generally trying to get an empty SELECT statement as a subquery. Such as on SQLite, the expression is:
WHERE col IN (SELECT 1 FROM (SELECT 1) WHERE 1!=1)
Changed in version 1.4: empty IN expressions now use an execution-time generated SELECT subquery in all cases.
A bound parameter, e.g.
bindparam()
, may be used if it includes thebindparam.expanding
flag:stmt.where(column.in_(bindparam('value', expanding=True)))
In this calling form, the expression renders a special non-SQL placeholder expression that looks like:
WHERE COL IN ([EXPANDING_value])
This placeholder expression is intercepted at statement execution time to be converted into the variable number of bound parameter form illustrated earlier. If the statement were executed as:
connection.execute(stmt, {"value": [1, 2, 3]})
The database would be passed a bound parameter for each value:
WHERE COL IN (?, ?, ?)
New in version 1.2: added “expanding” bound parameters
If an empty list is passed, a special “empty list” expression, which is specific to the database in use, is rendered. On SQLite this would be:
WHERE COL IN (SELECT 1 FROM (SELECT 1) WHERE 1!=1)
New in version 1.3: “expanding” bound parameters now support empty lists
a
select()
construct, which is usually a correlated scalar select:stmt.where( column.in_( select(othertable.c.y). where(table.c.x == othertable.c.x) ) )
In this calling form,
ColumnOperators.in_()
renders as given:WHERE COL IN (SELECT othertable.y FROM othertable WHERE othertable.x = table.x)
- Parameters:
other – a list of literals, a
select()
construct, or abindparam()
construct that includes thebindparam.expanding
flag set to True.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ObjectAssociationProxyInstance.
is_(other: Any) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.is_()
method ofColumnOperators
Implement the
IS
operator.Normally,
IS
is generated automatically when comparing to a value ofNone
, which resolves toNULL
. However, explicit usage ofIS
may be desirable if comparing to boolean values on certain platforms.See also
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ObjectAssociationProxyInstance.
is_distinct_from(other: Any) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.is_distinct_from()
method ofColumnOperators
Implement the
IS DISTINCT FROM
operator.Renders “a IS DISTINCT FROM b” on most platforms; on some such as SQLite may render “a IS NOT b”.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ObjectAssociationProxyInstance.
is_not(other: Any) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.is_not()
method ofColumnOperators
Implement the
IS NOT
operator.Normally,
IS NOT
is generated automatically when comparing to a value ofNone
, which resolves toNULL
. However, explicit usage ofIS NOT
may be desirable if comparing to boolean values on certain platforms.Changed in version 1.4: The
is_not()
operator is renamed fromisnot()
in previous releases. The previous name remains available for backwards compatibility.See also
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ObjectAssociationProxyInstance.
is_not_distinct_from(other: Any) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.is_not_distinct_from()
method ofColumnOperators
Implement the
IS NOT DISTINCT FROM
operator.Renders “a IS NOT DISTINCT FROM b” on most platforms; on some such as SQLite may render “a IS b”.
Changed in version 1.4: The
is_not_distinct_from()
operator is renamed fromisnot_distinct_from()
in previous releases. The previous name remains available for backwards compatibility.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ObjectAssociationProxyInstance.
isnot(other: Any) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.isnot()
method ofColumnOperators
Implement the
IS NOT
operator.Normally,
IS NOT
is generated automatically when comparing to a value ofNone
, which resolves toNULL
. However, explicit usage ofIS NOT
may be desirable if comparing to boolean values on certain platforms.Changed in version 1.4: The
is_not()
operator is renamed fromisnot()
in previous releases. The previous name remains available for backwards compatibility.See also
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ObjectAssociationProxyInstance.
isnot_distinct_from(other: Any) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.isnot_distinct_from()
method ofColumnOperators
Implement the
IS NOT DISTINCT FROM
operator.Renders “a IS NOT DISTINCT FROM b” on most platforms; on some such as SQLite may render “a IS b”.
Changed in version 1.4: The
is_not_distinct_from()
operator is renamed fromisnot_distinct_from()
in previous releases. The previous name remains available for backwards compatibility.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ObjectAssociationProxyInstance.
istartswith(other: Any, escape: Optional[str] = None, autoescape: bool = False) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.istartswith()
method ofColumnOperators
Implement the
istartswith
operator, e.g. case insensitive version ofColumnOperators.startswith()
.Produces a LIKE expression that tests against an insensitive match for the start of a string value:
lower(column) LIKE lower(<other>) || '%'
E.g.:
stmt = select(sometable).\ where(sometable.c.column.istartswith("foobar"))
Since the operator uses
LIKE
, wildcard characters"%"
and"_"
that are present inside the <other> expression will behave like wildcards as well. For literal string values, theColumnOperators.istartswith.autoescape
flag may be set toTrue
to apply escaping to occurrences of these characters within the string value so that they match as themselves and not as wildcard characters. Alternatively, theColumnOperators.istartswith.escape
parameter will establish a given character as an escape character which can be of use when the target expression is not a literal string.- Parameters:
other – expression to be compared. This is usually a plain string value, but can also be an arbitrary SQL expression. LIKE wildcard characters
%
and_
are not escaped by default unless theColumnOperators.istartswith.autoescape
flag is set to True.autoescape –
boolean; when True, establishes an escape character within the LIKE expression, then applies it to all occurrences of
"%"
,"_"
and the escape character itself within the comparison value, which is assumed to be a literal string and not a SQL expression.An expression such as:
somecolumn.istartswith("foo%bar", autoescape=True)
Will render as:
lower(somecolumn) LIKE lower(:param) || '%' ESCAPE '/'
With the value of
:param
as"foo/%bar"
.escape –
a character which when given will render with the
ESCAPE
keyword to establish that character as the escape character. This character can then be placed preceding occurrences of%
and_
to allow them to act as themselves and not wildcard characters.An expression such as:
somecolumn.istartswith("foo/%bar", escape="^")
Will render as:
lower(somecolumn) LIKE lower(:param) || '%' ESCAPE '^'
The parameter may also be combined with
ColumnOperators.istartswith.autoescape
:somecolumn.istartswith("foo%bar^bat", escape="^", autoescape=True)
Where above, the given literal parameter will be converted to
"foo^%bar^^bat"
before being passed to the database.
See also
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ObjectAssociationProxyInstance.
like(other: Any, escape: Optional[str] = None) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.like()
method ofColumnOperators
Implement the
like
operator.In a column context, produces the expression:
a LIKE other
E.g.:
stmt = select(sometable).\ where(sometable.c.column.like("%foobar%"))
- Parameters:
other – expression to be compared
escape –
optional escape character, renders the
ESCAPE
keyword, e.g.:somecolumn.like("foo/%bar", escape="/")
See also
-
attribute
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ObjectAssociationProxyInstance.
local_attr¶ inherited from the
AssociationProxyInstance.local_attr
attribute ofAssociationProxyInstance
The ‘local’ class attribute referenced by this
AssociationProxyInstance
.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ObjectAssociationProxyInstance.
match(other: Any, **kwargs: Any) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.match()
method ofColumnOperators
Implements a database-specific ‘match’ operator.
ColumnOperators.match()
attempts to resolve to a MATCH-like function or operator provided by the backend. Examples include:PostgreSQL - renders
x @@ plainto_tsquery(y)
Changed in version 2.0:
plainto_tsquery()
is used instead ofto_tsquery()
for PostgreSQL now; for compatibility with other forms, see Full Text Search.MySQL - renders
MATCH (x) AGAINST (y IN BOOLEAN MODE)
See also
match
- MySQL specific construct with additional features.Oracle - renders
CONTAINS(x, y)
other backends may provide special implementations.
Backends without any special implementation will emit the operator as “MATCH”. This is compatible with SQLite, for example.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ObjectAssociationProxyInstance.
not_ilike(other: Any, escape: Optional[str] = None) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.not_ilike()
method ofColumnOperators
implement the
NOT ILIKE
operator.This is equivalent to using negation with
ColumnOperators.ilike()
, i.e.~x.ilike(y)
.Changed in version 1.4: The
not_ilike()
operator is renamed fromnotilike()
in previous releases. The previous name remains available for backwards compatibility.See also
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ObjectAssociationProxyInstance.
not_in(other: Any) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.not_in()
method ofColumnOperators
implement the
NOT IN
operator.This is equivalent to using negation with
ColumnOperators.in_()
, i.e.~x.in_(y)
.In the case that
other
is an empty sequence, the compiler produces an “empty not in” expression. This defaults to the expression “1 = 1” to produce true in all cases. Thecreate_engine.empty_in_strategy
may be used to alter this behavior.Changed in version 1.4: The
not_in()
operator is renamed fromnotin_()
in previous releases. The previous name remains available for backwards compatibility.Changed in version 1.2: The
ColumnOperators.in_()
andColumnOperators.not_in()
operators now produce a “static” expression for an empty IN sequence by default.See also
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ObjectAssociationProxyInstance.
not_like(other: Any, escape: Optional[str] = None) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.not_like()
method ofColumnOperators
implement the
NOT LIKE
operator.This is equivalent to using negation with
ColumnOperators.like()
, i.e.~x.like(y)
.Changed in version 1.4: The
not_like()
operator is renamed fromnotlike()
in previous releases. The previous name remains available for backwards compatibility.See also
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ObjectAssociationProxyInstance.
notilike(other: Any, escape: Optional[str] = None) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.notilike()
method ofColumnOperators
implement the
NOT ILIKE
operator.This is equivalent to using negation with
ColumnOperators.ilike()
, i.e.~x.ilike(y)
.Changed in version 1.4: The
not_ilike()
operator is renamed fromnotilike()
in previous releases. The previous name remains available for backwards compatibility.See also
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ObjectAssociationProxyInstance.
notin_(other: Any) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.notin_()
method ofColumnOperators
implement the
NOT IN
operator.This is equivalent to using negation with
ColumnOperators.in_()
, i.e.~x.in_(y)
.In the case that
other
is an empty sequence, the compiler produces an “empty not in” expression. This defaults to the expression “1 = 1” to produce true in all cases. Thecreate_engine.empty_in_strategy
may be used to alter this behavior.Changed in version 1.4: The
not_in()
operator is renamed fromnotin_()
in previous releases. The previous name remains available for backwards compatibility.Changed in version 1.2: The
ColumnOperators.in_()
andColumnOperators.not_in()
operators now produce a “static” expression for an empty IN sequence by default.See also
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ObjectAssociationProxyInstance.
notlike(other: Any, escape: Optional[str] = None) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.notlike()
method ofColumnOperators
implement the
NOT LIKE
operator.This is equivalent to using negation with
ColumnOperators.like()
, i.e.~x.like(y)
.Changed in version 1.4: The
not_like()
operator is renamed fromnotlike()
in previous releases. The previous name remains available for backwards compatibility.See also
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ObjectAssociationProxyInstance.
nulls_first() ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.nulls_first()
method ofColumnOperators
Produce a
nulls_first()
clause against the parent object.Changed in version 1.4: The
nulls_first()
operator is renamed fromnullsfirst()
in previous releases. The previous name remains available for backwards compatibility.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ObjectAssociationProxyInstance.
nulls_last() ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.nulls_last()
method ofColumnOperators
Produce a
nulls_last()
clause against the parent object.Changed in version 1.4: The
nulls_last()
operator is renamed fromnullslast()
in previous releases. The previous name remains available for backwards compatibility.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ObjectAssociationProxyInstance.
nullsfirst() ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.nullsfirst()
method ofColumnOperators
Produce a
nulls_first()
clause against the parent object.Changed in version 1.4: The
nulls_first()
operator is renamed fromnullsfirst()
in previous releases. The previous name remains available for backwards compatibility.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ObjectAssociationProxyInstance.
nullslast() ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.nullslast()
method ofColumnOperators
Produce a
nulls_last()
clause against the parent object.Changed in version 1.4: The
nulls_last()
operator is renamed fromnullslast()
in previous releases. The previous name remains available for backwards compatibility.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ObjectAssociationProxyInstance.
op(opstring: str, precedence: int = 0, is_comparison: bool = False, return_type: Optional[Union[Type[TypeEngine[Any]], TypeEngine[Any]]] = None, python_impl: Optional[Callable[..., Any]] = None) Callable[[Any], Operators] ¶ inherited from the
Operators.op()
method ofOperators
Produce a generic operator function.
e.g.:
somecolumn.op("*")(5)
produces:
somecolumn * 5
This function can also be used to make bitwise operators explicit. For example:
somecolumn.op('&')(0xff)
is a bitwise AND of the value in
somecolumn
.- Parameters:
opstring – a string which will be output as the infix operator between this element and the expression passed to the generated function.
precedence –
precedence which the database is expected to apply to the operator in SQL expressions. This integer value acts as a hint for the SQL compiler to know when explicit parenthesis should be rendered around a particular operation. A lower number will cause the expression to be parenthesized when applied against another operator with higher precedence. The default value of
0
is lower than all operators except for the comma (,
) andAS
operators. A value of 100 will be higher or equal to all operators, and -100 will be lower than or equal to all operators.See also
I’m using op() to generate a custom operator and my parenthesis are not coming out correctly - detailed description of how the SQLAlchemy SQL compiler renders parenthesis
is_comparison –
legacy; if True, the operator will be considered as a “comparison” operator, that is which evaluates to a boolean true/false value, like
==
,>
, etc. This flag is provided so that ORM relationships can establish that the operator is a comparison operator when used in a custom join condition.Using the
is_comparison
parameter is superseded by using theOperators.bool_op()
method instead; this more succinct operator sets this parameter automatically, but also provides correct PEP 484 typing support as the returned object will express a “boolean” datatype, i.e.BinaryExpression[bool]
.return_type – a
TypeEngine
class or object that will force the return type of an expression produced by this operator to be of that type. By default, operators that specifyOperators.op.is_comparison
will resolve toBoolean
, and those that do not will be of the same type as the left-hand operand.python_impl –
an optional Python function that can evaluate two Python values in the same way as this operator works when run on the database server. Useful for in-Python SQL expression evaluation functions, such as for ORM hybrid attributes, and the ORM “evaluator” used to match objects in a session after a multi-row update or delete.
e.g.:
>>> expr = column('x').op('+', python_impl=lambda a, b: a + b)('y')
The operator for the above expression will also work for non-SQL left and right objects:
>>> expr.operator(5, 10) 15
New in version 2.0.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ObjectAssociationProxyInstance.
operate(op: OperatorType, *other: Any, **kwargs: Any) Operators ¶ inherited from the
Operators.operate()
method ofOperators
Operate on an argument.
This is the lowest level of operation, raises
NotImplementedError
by default.Overriding this on a subclass can allow common behavior to be applied to all operations. For example, overriding
ColumnOperators
to applyfunc.lower()
to the left and right side:class MyComparator(ColumnOperators): def operate(self, op, other, **kwargs): return op(func.lower(self), func.lower(other), **kwargs)
- Parameters:
op – Operator callable.
*other – the ‘other’ side of the operation. Will be a single scalar for most operations.
**kwargs – modifiers. These may be passed by special operators such as
ColumnOperators.contains()
.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ObjectAssociationProxyInstance.
regexp_match(pattern: Any, flags: Optional[str] = None) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.regexp_match()
method ofColumnOperators
Implements a database-specific ‘regexp match’ operator.
E.g.:
stmt = select(table.c.some_column).where( table.c.some_column.regexp_match('^(b|c)') )
ColumnOperators.regexp_match()
attempts to resolve to a REGEXP-like function or operator provided by the backend, however the specific regular expression syntax and flags available are not backend agnostic.Examples include:
PostgreSQL - renders
x ~ y
orx !~ y
when negated.Oracle - renders
REGEXP_LIKE(x, y)
SQLite - uses SQLite’s
REGEXP
placeholder operator and calls into the Pythonre.match()
builtin.other backends may provide special implementations.
Backends without any special implementation will emit the operator as “REGEXP” or “NOT REGEXP”. This is compatible with SQLite and MySQL, for example.
Regular expression support is currently implemented for Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL and MariaDB. Partial support is available for SQLite. Support among third-party dialects may vary.
- Parameters:
pattern – The regular expression pattern string or column clause.
flags – Any regular expression string flags to apply. Flags tend to be backend specific. It can be a string or a column clause. Some backends, like PostgreSQL and MariaDB, may alternatively specify the flags as part of the pattern. When using the ignore case flag ‘i’ in PostgreSQL, the ignore case regexp match operator
~*
or!~*
will be used.
New in version 1.4.
See also
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ObjectAssociationProxyInstance.
regexp_replace(pattern: Any, replacement: Any, flags: Optional[str] = None) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.regexp_replace()
method ofColumnOperators
Implements a database-specific ‘regexp replace’ operator.
E.g.:
stmt = select( table.c.some_column.regexp_replace( 'b(..)', 'XY', flags='g' ) )
ColumnOperators.regexp_replace()
attempts to resolve to a REGEXP_REPLACE-like function provided by the backend, that usually emit the functionREGEXP_REPLACE()
. However, the specific regular expression syntax and flags available are not backend agnostic.Regular expression replacement support is currently implemented for Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL 8 or greater and MariaDB. Support among third-party dialects may vary.
- Parameters:
pattern – The regular expression pattern string or column clause.
pattern – The replacement string or column clause.
flags – Any regular expression string flags to apply. Flags tend to be backend specific. It can be a string or a column clause. Some backends, like PostgreSQL and MariaDB, may alternatively specify the flags as part of the pattern.
New in version 1.4.
See also
-
attribute
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ObjectAssociationProxyInstance.
remote_attr¶ inherited from the
AssociationProxyInstance.remote_attr
attribute ofAssociationProxyInstance
The ‘remote’ class attribute referenced by this
AssociationProxyInstance
.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ObjectAssociationProxyInstance.
reverse_operate(op: OperatorType, other: Any, **kwargs: Any) Operators ¶ inherited from the
Operators.reverse_operate()
method ofOperators
Reverse operate on an argument.
Usage is the same as
operate()
.
-
attribute
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ObjectAssociationProxyInstance.
scalar¶ inherited from the
AssociationProxyInstance.scalar
attribute ofAssociationProxyInstance
Return
True
if thisAssociationProxyInstance
proxies a scalar relationship on the local side.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ObjectAssociationProxyInstance.
startswith(other: Any, escape: Optional[str] = None, autoescape: bool = False) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.startswith()
method ofColumnOperators
Implement the
startswith
operator.Produces a LIKE expression that tests against a match for the start of a string value:
column LIKE <other> || '%'
E.g.:
stmt = select(sometable).\ where(sometable.c.column.startswith("foobar"))
Since the operator uses
LIKE
, wildcard characters"%"
and"_"
that are present inside the <other> expression will behave like wildcards as well. For literal string values, theColumnOperators.startswith.autoescape
flag may be set toTrue
to apply escaping to occurrences of these characters within the string value so that they match as themselves and not as wildcard characters. Alternatively, theColumnOperators.startswith.escape
parameter will establish a given character as an escape character which can be of use when the target expression is not a literal string.- Parameters:
other – expression to be compared. This is usually a plain string value, but can also be an arbitrary SQL expression. LIKE wildcard characters
%
and_
are not escaped by default unless theColumnOperators.startswith.autoescape
flag is set to True.autoescape –
boolean; when True, establishes an escape character within the LIKE expression, then applies it to all occurrences of
"%"
,"_"
and the escape character itself within the comparison value, which is assumed to be a literal string and not a SQL expression.An expression such as:
somecolumn.startswith("foo%bar", autoescape=True)
Will render as:
somecolumn LIKE :param || '%' ESCAPE '/'
With the value of
:param
as"foo/%bar"
.escape –
a character which when given will render with the
ESCAPE
keyword to establish that character as the escape character. This character can then be placed preceding occurrences of%
and_
to allow them to act as themselves and not wildcard characters.An expression such as:
somecolumn.startswith("foo/%bar", escape="^")
Will render as:
somecolumn LIKE :param || '%' ESCAPE '^'
The parameter may also be combined with
ColumnOperators.startswith.autoescape
:somecolumn.startswith("foo%bar^bat", escape="^", autoescape=True)
Where above, the given literal parameter will be converted to
"foo^%bar^^bat"
before being passed to the database.
-
attribute
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ObjectAssociationProxyInstance.
target_class: Type[Any]¶ The intermediary class handled by this
AssociationProxyInstance
.Intercepted append/set/assignment events will result in the generation of new instances of this class.
-
attribute
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ObjectAssociationProxyInstance.
timetuple: Literal[None] = None¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.timetuple
attribute ofColumnOperators
Hack, allows datetime objects to be compared on the LHS.
-
method
- class sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ColumnAssociationProxyInstance¶
an
AssociationProxyInstance
that has a database column as a target.Members
__le__(), __lt__(), __ne__(), all_(), any(), any_(), asc(), attr, between(), bitwise_and(), bitwise_lshift(), bitwise_not(), bitwise_or(), bitwise_rshift(), bitwise_xor(), bool_op(), collate(), concat(), contains(), desc(), distinct(), endswith(), has(), icontains(), iendswith(), ilike(), in_(), is_(), is_distinct_from(), is_not(), is_not_distinct_from(), isnot(), isnot_distinct_from(), istartswith(), like(), local_attr, match(), not_ilike(), not_in(), not_like(), notilike(), notin_(), notlike(), nulls_first(), nulls_last(), nullsfirst(), nullslast(), op(), operate(), regexp_match(), regexp_replace(), remote_attr, reverse_operate(), scalar, startswith(), target_class, timetuple
Class signature
class
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ColumnAssociationProxyInstance
(sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyInstance
)-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ColumnAssociationProxyInstance.
__le__(other: Any) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
sqlalchemy.sql.expression.ColumnOperators.__le__
method ofColumnOperators
Implement the
<=
operator.In a column context, produces the clause
a <= b
.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ColumnAssociationProxyInstance.
__lt__(other: Any) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
sqlalchemy.sql.expression.ColumnOperators.__lt__
method ofColumnOperators
Implement the
<
operator.In a column context, produces the clause
a < b
.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ColumnAssociationProxyInstance.
__ne__(other: Any) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
sqlalchemy.sql.expression.ColumnOperators.__ne__
method ofColumnOperators
Implement the
!=
operator.In a column context, produces the clause
a != b
. If the target isNone
, producesa IS NOT NULL
.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ColumnAssociationProxyInstance.
all_() ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.all_()
method ofColumnOperators
Produce an
all_()
clause against the parent object.See the documentation for
all_()
for examples.Note
be sure to not confuse the newer
ColumnOperators.all_()
method with its olderARRAY
-specific counterpart, theComparator.all()
method, which a different calling syntax and usage pattern.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ColumnAssociationProxyInstance.
any(criterion: Optional[_ColumnExpressionArgument[bool]] = None, **kwargs: Any) ColumnElement[bool] ¶ inherited from the
AssociationProxyInstance.any()
method ofAssociationProxyInstance
Produce a proxied ‘any’ expression using EXISTS.
This expression will be a composed product using the
Comparator.any()
and/orComparator.has()
operators of the underlying proxied attributes.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ColumnAssociationProxyInstance.
any_() ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.any_()
method ofColumnOperators
Produce an
any_()
clause against the parent object.See the documentation for
any_()
for examples.Note
be sure to not confuse the newer
ColumnOperators.any_()
method with its olderARRAY
-specific counterpart, theComparator.any()
method, which a different calling syntax and usage pattern.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ColumnAssociationProxyInstance.
asc() ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.asc()
method ofColumnOperators
Produce a
asc()
clause against the parent object.
-
attribute
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ColumnAssociationProxyInstance.
attr¶ inherited from the
AssociationProxyInstance.attr
attribute ofAssociationProxyInstance
Return a tuple of
(local_attr, remote_attr)
.This attribute was originally intended to facilitate using the
Query.join()
method to join across the two relationships at once, however this makes use of a deprecated calling style.To use
select.join()
orQuery.join()
with an association proxy, the current method is to make use of theAssociationProxyInstance.local_attr
andAssociationProxyInstance.remote_attr
attributes separately:stmt = ( select(Parent). join(Parent.proxied.local_attr). join(Parent.proxied.remote_attr) )
A future release may seek to provide a more succinct join pattern for association proxy attributes.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ColumnAssociationProxyInstance.
between(cleft: Any, cright: Any, symmetric: bool = False) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.between()
method ofColumnOperators
Produce a
between()
clause against the parent object, given the lower and upper range.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ColumnAssociationProxyInstance.
bitwise_and(other: Any) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.bitwise_and()
method ofColumnOperators
Produce a bitwise AND operation, typically via the
&
operator.New in version 2.0.2.
See also
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ColumnAssociationProxyInstance.
bitwise_lshift(other: Any) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.bitwise_lshift()
method ofColumnOperators
Produce a bitwise LSHIFT operation, typically via the
<<
operator.New in version 2.0.2.
See also
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ColumnAssociationProxyInstance.
bitwise_not() ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.bitwise_not()
method ofColumnOperators
Produce a bitwise NOT operation, typically via the
~
operator.New in version 2.0.2.
See also
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ColumnAssociationProxyInstance.
bitwise_or(other: Any) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.bitwise_or()
method ofColumnOperators
Produce a bitwise OR operation, typically via the
|
operator.New in version 2.0.2.
See also
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ColumnAssociationProxyInstance.
bitwise_rshift(other: Any) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.bitwise_rshift()
method ofColumnOperators
Produce a bitwise RSHIFT operation, typically via the
>>
operator.New in version 2.0.2.
See also
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ColumnAssociationProxyInstance.
bitwise_xor(other: Any) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.bitwise_xor()
method ofColumnOperators
Produce a bitwise XOR operation, typically via the
^
operator, or#
for PostgreSQL.New in version 2.0.2.
See also
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ColumnAssociationProxyInstance.
bool_op(opstring: str, precedence: int = 0, python_impl: Optional[Callable[[...], Any]] = None) Callable[[Any], Operators] ¶ inherited from the
Operators.bool_op()
method ofOperators
Return a custom boolean operator.
This method is shorthand for calling
Operators.op()
and passing theOperators.op.is_comparison
flag with True. A key advantage to usingOperators.bool_op()
is that when using column constructs, the “boolean” nature of the returned expression will be present for PEP 484 purposes.See also
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ColumnAssociationProxyInstance.
collate(collation: str) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.collate()
method ofColumnOperators
Produce a
collate()
clause against the parent object, given the collation string.See also
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ColumnAssociationProxyInstance.
concat(other: Any) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.concat()
method ofColumnOperators
Implement the ‘concat’ operator.
In a column context, produces the clause
a || b
, or uses theconcat()
operator on MySQL.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ColumnAssociationProxyInstance.
contains(other: Any, **kw: Any) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.contains()
method ofColumnOperators
Implement the ‘contains’ operator.
Produces a LIKE expression that tests against a match for the middle of a string value:
column LIKE '%' || <other> || '%'
E.g.:
stmt = select(sometable).\ where(sometable.c.column.contains("foobar"))
Since the operator uses
LIKE
, wildcard characters"%"
and"_"
that are present inside the <other> expression will behave like wildcards as well. For literal string values, theColumnOperators.contains.autoescape
flag may be set toTrue
to apply escaping to occurrences of these characters within the string value so that they match as themselves and not as wildcard characters. Alternatively, theColumnOperators.contains.escape
parameter will establish a given character as an escape character which can be of use when the target expression is not a literal string.- Parameters:
other – expression to be compared. This is usually a plain string value, but can also be an arbitrary SQL expression. LIKE wildcard characters
%
and_
are not escaped by default unless theColumnOperators.contains.autoescape
flag is set to True.autoescape –
boolean; when True, establishes an escape character within the LIKE expression, then applies it to all occurrences of
"%"
,"_"
and the escape character itself within the comparison value, which is assumed to be a literal string and not a SQL expression.An expression such as:
somecolumn.contains("foo%bar", autoescape=True)
Will render as:
somecolumn LIKE '%' || :param || '%' ESCAPE '/'
With the value of
:param
as"foo/%bar"
.escape –
a character which when given will render with the
ESCAPE
keyword to establish that character as the escape character. This character can then be placed preceding occurrences of%
and_
to allow them to act as themselves and not wildcard characters.An expression such as:
somecolumn.contains("foo/%bar", escape="^")
Will render as:
somecolumn LIKE '%' || :param || '%' ESCAPE '^'
The parameter may also be combined with
ColumnOperators.contains.autoescape
:somecolumn.contains("foo%bar^bat", escape="^", autoescape=True)
Where above, the given literal parameter will be converted to
"foo^%bar^^bat"
before being passed to the database.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ColumnAssociationProxyInstance.
desc() ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.desc()
method ofColumnOperators
Produce a
desc()
clause against the parent object.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ColumnAssociationProxyInstance.
distinct() ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.distinct()
method ofColumnOperators
Produce a
distinct()
clause against the parent object.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ColumnAssociationProxyInstance.
endswith(other: Any, escape: Optional[str] = None, autoescape: bool = False) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.endswith()
method ofColumnOperators
Implement the ‘endswith’ operator.
Produces a LIKE expression that tests against a match for the end of a string value:
column LIKE '%' || <other>
E.g.:
stmt = select(sometable).\ where(sometable.c.column.endswith("foobar"))
Since the operator uses
LIKE
, wildcard characters"%"
and"_"
that are present inside the <other> expression will behave like wildcards as well. For literal string values, theColumnOperators.endswith.autoescape
flag may be set toTrue
to apply escaping to occurrences of these characters within the string value so that they match as themselves and not as wildcard characters. Alternatively, theColumnOperators.endswith.escape
parameter will establish a given character as an escape character which can be of use when the target expression is not a literal string.- Parameters:
other – expression to be compared. This is usually a plain string value, but can also be an arbitrary SQL expression. LIKE wildcard characters
%
and_
are not escaped by default unless theColumnOperators.endswith.autoescape
flag is set to True.autoescape –
boolean; when True, establishes an escape character within the LIKE expression, then applies it to all occurrences of
"%"
,"_"
and the escape character itself within the comparison value, which is assumed to be a literal string and not a SQL expression.An expression such as:
somecolumn.endswith("foo%bar", autoescape=True)
Will render as:
somecolumn LIKE '%' || :param ESCAPE '/'
With the value of
:param
as"foo/%bar"
.escape –
a character which when given will render with the
ESCAPE
keyword to establish that character as the escape character. This character can then be placed preceding occurrences of%
and_
to allow them to act as themselves and not wildcard characters.An expression such as:
somecolumn.endswith("foo/%bar", escape="^")
Will render as:
somecolumn LIKE '%' || :param ESCAPE '^'
The parameter may also be combined with
ColumnOperators.endswith.autoescape
:somecolumn.endswith("foo%bar^bat", escape="^", autoescape=True)
Where above, the given literal parameter will be converted to
"foo^%bar^^bat"
before being passed to the database.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ColumnAssociationProxyInstance.
has(criterion: Optional[_ColumnExpressionArgument[bool]] = None, **kwargs: Any) ColumnElement[bool] ¶ inherited from the
AssociationProxyInstance.has()
method ofAssociationProxyInstance
Produce a proxied ‘has’ expression using EXISTS.
This expression will be a composed product using the
Comparator.any()
and/orComparator.has()
operators of the underlying proxied attributes.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ColumnAssociationProxyInstance.
icontains(other: Any, **kw: Any) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.icontains()
method ofColumnOperators
Implement the
icontains
operator, e.g. case insensitive version ofColumnOperators.contains()
.Produces a LIKE expression that tests against an insensitive match for the middle of a string value:
lower(column) LIKE '%' || lower(<other>) || '%'
E.g.:
stmt = select(sometable).\ where(sometable.c.column.icontains("foobar"))
Since the operator uses
LIKE
, wildcard characters"%"
and"_"
that are present inside the <other> expression will behave like wildcards as well. For literal string values, theColumnOperators.icontains.autoescape
flag may be set toTrue
to apply escaping to occurrences of these characters within the string value so that they match as themselves and not as wildcard characters. Alternatively, theColumnOperators.icontains.escape
parameter will establish a given character as an escape character which can be of use when the target expression is not a literal string.- Parameters:
other – expression to be compared. This is usually a plain string value, but can also be an arbitrary SQL expression. LIKE wildcard characters
%
and_
are not escaped by default unless theColumnOperators.icontains.autoescape
flag is set to True.autoescape –
boolean; when True, establishes an escape character within the LIKE expression, then applies it to all occurrences of
"%"
,"_"
and the escape character itself within the comparison value, which is assumed to be a literal string and not a SQL expression.An expression such as:
somecolumn.icontains("foo%bar", autoescape=True)
Will render as:
lower(somecolumn) LIKE '%' || lower(:param) || '%' ESCAPE '/'
With the value of
:param
as"foo/%bar"
.escape –
a character which when given will render with the
ESCAPE
keyword to establish that character as the escape character. This character can then be placed preceding occurrences of%
and_
to allow them to act as themselves and not wildcard characters.An expression such as:
somecolumn.icontains("foo/%bar", escape="^")
Will render as:
lower(somecolumn) LIKE '%' || lower(:param) || '%' ESCAPE '^'
The parameter may also be combined with
ColumnOperators.contains.autoescape
:somecolumn.icontains("foo%bar^bat", escape="^", autoescape=True)
Where above, the given literal parameter will be converted to
"foo^%bar^^bat"
before being passed to the database.
See also
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ColumnAssociationProxyInstance.
iendswith(other: Any, escape: Optional[str] = None, autoescape: bool = False) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.iendswith()
method ofColumnOperators
Implement the
iendswith
operator, e.g. case insensitive version ofColumnOperators.endswith()
.Produces a LIKE expression that tests against an insensitive match for the end of a string value:
lower(column) LIKE '%' || lower(<other>)
E.g.:
stmt = select(sometable).\ where(sometable.c.column.iendswith("foobar"))
Since the operator uses
LIKE
, wildcard characters"%"
and"_"
that are present inside the <other> expression will behave like wildcards as well. For literal string values, theColumnOperators.iendswith.autoescape
flag may be set toTrue
to apply escaping to occurrences of these characters within the string value so that they match as themselves and not as wildcard characters. Alternatively, theColumnOperators.iendswith.escape
parameter will establish a given character as an escape character which can be of use when the target expression is not a literal string.- Parameters:
other – expression to be compared. This is usually a plain string value, but can also be an arbitrary SQL expression. LIKE wildcard characters
%
and_
are not escaped by default unless theColumnOperators.iendswith.autoescape
flag is set to True.autoescape –
boolean; when True, establishes an escape character within the LIKE expression, then applies it to all occurrences of
"%"
,"_"
and the escape character itself within the comparison value, which is assumed to be a literal string and not a SQL expression.An expression such as:
somecolumn.iendswith("foo%bar", autoescape=True)
Will render as:
lower(somecolumn) LIKE '%' || lower(:param) ESCAPE '/'
With the value of
:param
as"foo/%bar"
.escape –
a character which when given will render with the
ESCAPE
keyword to establish that character as the escape character. This character can then be placed preceding occurrences of%
and_
to allow them to act as themselves and not wildcard characters.An expression such as:
somecolumn.iendswith("foo/%bar", escape="^")
Will render as:
lower(somecolumn) LIKE '%' || lower(:param) ESCAPE '^'
The parameter may also be combined with
ColumnOperators.iendswith.autoescape
:somecolumn.endswith("foo%bar^bat", escape="^", autoescape=True)
Where above, the given literal parameter will be converted to
"foo^%bar^^bat"
before being passed to the database.
See also
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ColumnAssociationProxyInstance.
ilike(other: Any, escape: Optional[str] = None) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.ilike()
method ofColumnOperators
Implement the
ilike
operator, e.g. case insensitive LIKE.In a column context, produces an expression either of the form:
lower(a) LIKE lower(other)
Or on backends that support the ILIKE operator:
a ILIKE other
E.g.:
stmt = select(sometable).\ where(sometable.c.column.ilike("%foobar%"))
- Parameters:
other – expression to be compared
escape –
optional escape character, renders the
ESCAPE
keyword, e.g.:somecolumn.ilike("foo/%bar", escape="/")
See also
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ColumnAssociationProxyInstance.
in_(other: Any) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.in_()
method ofColumnOperators
Implement the
in
operator.In a column context, produces the clause
column IN <other>
.The given parameter
other
may be:A list of literal values, e.g.:
stmt.where(column.in_([1, 2, 3]))
In this calling form, the list of items is converted to a set of bound parameters the same length as the list given:
WHERE COL IN (?, ?, ?)
A list of tuples may be provided if the comparison is against a
tuple_()
containing multiple expressions:from sqlalchemy import tuple_ stmt.where(tuple_(col1, col2).in_([(1, 10), (2, 20), (3, 30)]))
An empty list, e.g.:
stmt.where(column.in_([]))
In this calling form, the expression renders an “empty set” expression. These expressions are tailored to individual backends and are generally trying to get an empty SELECT statement as a subquery. Such as on SQLite, the expression is:
WHERE col IN (SELECT 1 FROM (SELECT 1) WHERE 1!=1)
Changed in version 1.4: empty IN expressions now use an execution-time generated SELECT subquery in all cases.
A bound parameter, e.g.
bindparam()
, may be used if it includes thebindparam.expanding
flag:stmt.where(column.in_(bindparam('value', expanding=True)))
In this calling form, the expression renders a special non-SQL placeholder expression that looks like:
WHERE COL IN ([EXPANDING_value])
This placeholder expression is intercepted at statement execution time to be converted into the variable number of bound parameter form illustrated earlier. If the statement were executed as:
connection.execute(stmt, {"value": [1, 2, 3]})
The database would be passed a bound parameter for each value:
WHERE COL IN (?, ?, ?)
New in version 1.2: added “expanding” bound parameters
If an empty list is passed, a special “empty list” expression, which is specific to the database in use, is rendered. On SQLite this would be:
WHERE COL IN (SELECT 1 FROM (SELECT 1) WHERE 1!=1)
New in version 1.3: “expanding” bound parameters now support empty lists
a
select()
construct, which is usually a correlated scalar select:stmt.where( column.in_( select(othertable.c.y). where(table.c.x == othertable.c.x) ) )
In this calling form,
ColumnOperators.in_()
renders as given:WHERE COL IN (SELECT othertable.y FROM othertable WHERE othertable.x = table.x)
- Parameters:
other – a list of literals, a
select()
construct, or abindparam()
construct that includes thebindparam.expanding
flag set to True.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ColumnAssociationProxyInstance.
is_(other: Any) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.is_()
method ofColumnOperators
Implement the
IS
operator.Normally,
IS
is generated automatically when comparing to a value ofNone
, which resolves toNULL
. However, explicit usage ofIS
may be desirable if comparing to boolean values on certain platforms.See also
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ColumnAssociationProxyInstance.
is_distinct_from(other: Any) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.is_distinct_from()
method ofColumnOperators
Implement the
IS DISTINCT FROM
operator.Renders “a IS DISTINCT FROM b” on most platforms; on some such as SQLite may render “a IS NOT b”.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ColumnAssociationProxyInstance.
is_not(other: Any) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.is_not()
method ofColumnOperators
Implement the
IS NOT
operator.Normally,
IS NOT
is generated automatically when comparing to a value ofNone
, which resolves toNULL
. However, explicit usage ofIS NOT
may be desirable if comparing to boolean values on certain platforms.Changed in version 1.4: The
is_not()
operator is renamed fromisnot()
in previous releases. The previous name remains available for backwards compatibility.See also
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ColumnAssociationProxyInstance.
is_not_distinct_from(other: Any) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.is_not_distinct_from()
method ofColumnOperators
Implement the
IS NOT DISTINCT FROM
operator.Renders “a IS NOT DISTINCT FROM b” on most platforms; on some such as SQLite may render “a IS b”.
Changed in version 1.4: The
is_not_distinct_from()
operator is renamed fromisnot_distinct_from()
in previous releases. The previous name remains available for backwards compatibility.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ColumnAssociationProxyInstance.
isnot(other: Any) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.isnot()
method ofColumnOperators
Implement the
IS NOT
operator.Normally,
IS NOT
is generated automatically when comparing to a value ofNone
, which resolves toNULL
. However, explicit usage ofIS NOT
may be desirable if comparing to boolean values on certain platforms.Changed in version 1.4: The
is_not()
operator is renamed fromisnot()
in previous releases. The previous name remains available for backwards compatibility.See also
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ColumnAssociationProxyInstance.
isnot_distinct_from(other: Any) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.isnot_distinct_from()
method ofColumnOperators
Implement the
IS NOT DISTINCT FROM
operator.Renders “a IS NOT DISTINCT FROM b” on most platforms; on some such as SQLite may render “a IS b”.
Changed in version 1.4: The
is_not_distinct_from()
operator is renamed fromisnot_distinct_from()
in previous releases. The previous name remains available for backwards compatibility.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ColumnAssociationProxyInstance.
istartswith(other: Any, escape: Optional[str] = None, autoescape: bool = False) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.istartswith()
method ofColumnOperators
Implement the
istartswith
operator, e.g. case insensitive version ofColumnOperators.startswith()
.Produces a LIKE expression that tests against an insensitive match for the start of a string value:
lower(column) LIKE lower(<other>) || '%'
E.g.:
stmt = select(sometable).\ where(sometable.c.column.istartswith("foobar"))
Since the operator uses
LIKE
, wildcard characters"%"
and"_"
that are present inside the <other> expression will behave like wildcards as well. For literal string values, theColumnOperators.istartswith.autoescape
flag may be set toTrue
to apply escaping to occurrences of these characters within the string value so that they match as themselves and not as wildcard characters. Alternatively, theColumnOperators.istartswith.escape
parameter will establish a given character as an escape character which can be of use when the target expression is not a literal string.- Parameters:
other – expression to be compared. This is usually a plain string value, but can also be an arbitrary SQL expression. LIKE wildcard characters
%
and_
are not escaped by default unless theColumnOperators.istartswith.autoescape
flag is set to True.autoescape –
boolean; when True, establishes an escape character within the LIKE expression, then applies it to all occurrences of
"%"
,"_"
and the escape character itself within the comparison value, which is assumed to be a literal string and not a SQL expression.An expression such as:
somecolumn.istartswith("foo%bar", autoescape=True)
Will render as:
lower(somecolumn) LIKE lower(:param) || '%' ESCAPE '/'
With the value of
:param
as"foo/%bar"
.escape –
a character which when given will render with the
ESCAPE
keyword to establish that character as the escape character. This character can then be placed preceding occurrences of%
and_
to allow them to act as themselves and not wildcard characters.An expression such as:
somecolumn.istartswith("foo/%bar", escape="^")
Will render as:
lower(somecolumn) LIKE lower(:param) || '%' ESCAPE '^'
The parameter may also be combined with
ColumnOperators.istartswith.autoescape
:somecolumn.istartswith("foo%bar^bat", escape="^", autoescape=True)
Where above, the given literal parameter will be converted to
"foo^%bar^^bat"
before being passed to the database.
See also
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ColumnAssociationProxyInstance.
like(other: Any, escape: Optional[str] = None) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.like()
method ofColumnOperators
Implement the
like
operator.In a column context, produces the expression:
a LIKE other
E.g.:
stmt = select(sometable).\ where(sometable.c.column.like("%foobar%"))
- Parameters:
other – expression to be compared
escape –
optional escape character, renders the
ESCAPE
keyword, e.g.:somecolumn.like("foo/%bar", escape="/")
See also
-
attribute
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ColumnAssociationProxyInstance.
local_attr¶ inherited from the
AssociationProxyInstance.local_attr
attribute ofAssociationProxyInstance
The ‘local’ class attribute referenced by this
AssociationProxyInstance
.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ColumnAssociationProxyInstance.
match(other: Any, **kwargs: Any) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.match()
method ofColumnOperators
Implements a database-specific ‘match’ operator.
ColumnOperators.match()
attempts to resolve to a MATCH-like function or operator provided by the backend. Examples include:PostgreSQL - renders
x @@ plainto_tsquery(y)
Changed in version 2.0:
plainto_tsquery()
is used instead ofto_tsquery()
for PostgreSQL now; for compatibility with other forms, see Full Text Search.MySQL - renders
MATCH (x) AGAINST (y IN BOOLEAN MODE)
See also
match
- MySQL specific construct with additional features.Oracle - renders
CONTAINS(x, y)
other backends may provide special implementations.
Backends without any special implementation will emit the operator as “MATCH”. This is compatible with SQLite, for example.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ColumnAssociationProxyInstance.
not_ilike(other: Any, escape: Optional[str] = None) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.not_ilike()
method ofColumnOperators
implement the
NOT ILIKE
operator.This is equivalent to using negation with
ColumnOperators.ilike()
, i.e.~x.ilike(y)
.Changed in version 1.4: The
not_ilike()
operator is renamed fromnotilike()
in previous releases. The previous name remains available for backwards compatibility.See also
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ColumnAssociationProxyInstance.
not_in(other: Any) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.not_in()
method ofColumnOperators
implement the
NOT IN
operator.This is equivalent to using negation with
ColumnOperators.in_()
, i.e.~x.in_(y)
.In the case that
other
is an empty sequence, the compiler produces an “empty not in” expression. This defaults to the expression “1 = 1” to produce true in all cases. Thecreate_engine.empty_in_strategy
may be used to alter this behavior.Changed in version 1.4: The
not_in()
operator is renamed fromnotin_()
in previous releases. The previous name remains available for backwards compatibility.Changed in version 1.2: The
ColumnOperators.in_()
andColumnOperators.not_in()
operators now produce a “static” expression for an empty IN sequence by default.See also
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ColumnAssociationProxyInstance.
not_like(other: Any, escape: Optional[str] = None) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.not_like()
method ofColumnOperators
implement the
NOT LIKE
operator.This is equivalent to using negation with
ColumnOperators.like()
, i.e.~x.like(y)
.Changed in version 1.4: The
not_like()
operator is renamed fromnotlike()
in previous releases. The previous name remains available for backwards compatibility.See also
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ColumnAssociationProxyInstance.
notilike(other: Any, escape: Optional[str] = None) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.notilike()
method ofColumnOperators
implement the
NOT ILIKE
operator.This is equivalent to using negation with
ColumnOperators.ilike()
, i.e.~x.ilike(y)
.Changed in version 1.4: The
not_ilike()
operator is renamed fromnotilike()
in previous releases. The previous name remains available for backwards compatibility.See also
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ColumnAssociationProxyInstance.
notin_(other: Any) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.notin_()
method ofColumnOperators
implement the
NOT IN
operator.This is equivalent to using negation with
ColumnOperators.in_()
, i.e.~x.in_(y)
.In the case that
other
is an empty sequence, the compiler produces an “empty not in” expression. This defaults to the expression “1 = 1” to produce true in all cases. Thecreate_engine.empty_in_strategy
may be used to alter this behavior.Changed in version 1.4: The
not_in()
operator is renamed fromnotin_()
in previous releases. The previous name remains available for backwards compatibility.Changed in version 1.2: The
ColumnOperators.in_()
andColumnOperators.not_in()
operators now produce a “static” expression for an empty IN sequence by default.See also
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ColumnAssociationProxyInstance.
notlike(other: Any, escape: Optional[str] = None) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.notlike()
method ofColumnOperators
implement the
NOT LIKE
operator.This is equivalent to using negation with
ColumnOperators.like()
, i.e.~x.like(y)
.Changed in version 1.4: The
not_like()
operator is renamed fromnotlike()
in previous releases. The previous name remains available for backwards compatibility.See also
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ColumnAssociationProxyInstance.
nulls_first() ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.nulls_first()
method ofColumnOperators
Produce a
nulls_first()
clause against the parent object.Changed in version 1.4: The
nulls_first()
operator is renamed fromnullsfirst()
in previous releases. The previous name remains available for backwards compatibility.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ColumnAssociationProxyInstance.
nulls_last() ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.nulls_last()
method ofColumnOperators
Produce a
nulls_last()
clause against the parent object.Changed in version 1.4: The
nulls_last()
operator is renamed fromnullslast()
in previous releases. The previous name remains available for backwards compatibility.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ColumnAssociationProxyInstance.
nullsfirst() ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.nullsfirst()
method ofColumnOperators
Produce a
nulls_first()
clause against the parent object.Changed in version 1.4: The
nulls_first()
operator is renamed fromnullsfirst()
in previous releases. The previous name remains available for backwards compatibility.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ColumnAssociationProxyInstance.
nullslast() ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.nullslast()
method ofColumnOperators
Produce a
nulls_last()
clause against the parent object.Changed in version 1.4: The
nulls_last()
operator is renamed fromnullslast()
in previous releases. The previous name remains available for backwards compatibility.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ColumnAssociationProxyInstance.
op(opstring: str, precedence: int = 0, is_comparison: bool = False, return_type: Optional[Union[Type[TypeEngine[Any]], TypeEngine[Any]]] = None, python_impl: Optional[Callable[..., Any]] = None) Callable[[Any], Operators] ¶ inherited from the
Operators.op()
method ofOperators
Produce a generic operator function.
e.g.:
somecolumn.op("*")(5)
produces:
somecolumn * 5
This function can also be used to make bitwise operators explicit. For example:
somecolumn.op('&')(0xff)
is a bitwise AND of the value in
somecolumn
.- Parameters:
opstring – a string which will be output as the infix operator between this element and the expression passed to the generated function.
precedence –
precedence which the database is expected to apply to the operator in SQL expressions. This integer value acts as a hint for the SQL compiler to know when explicit parenthesis should be rendered around a particular operation. A lower number will cause the expression to be parenthesized when applied against another operator with higher precedence. The default value of
0
is lower than all operators except for the comma (,
) andAS
operators. A value of 100 will be higher or equal to all operators, and -100 will be lower than or equal to all operators.See also
I’m using op() to generate a custom operator and my parenthesis are not coming out correctly - detailed description of how the SQLAlchemy SQL compiler renders parenthesis
is_comparison –
legacy; if True, the operator will be considered as a “comparison” operator, that is which evaluates to a boolean true/false value, like
==
,>
, etc. This flag is provided so that ORM relationships can establish that the operator is a comparison operator when used in a custom join condition.Using the
is_comparison
parameter is superseded by using theOperators.bool_op()
method instead; this more succinct operator sets this parameter automatically, but also provides correct PEP 484 typing support as the returned object will express a “boolean” datatype, i.e.BinaryExpression[bool]
.return_type – a
TypeEngine
class or object that will force the return type of an expression produced by this operator to be of that type. By default, operators that specifyOperators.op.is_comparison
will resolve toBoolean
, and those that do not will be of the same type as the left-hand operand.python_impl –
an optional Python function that can evaluate two Python values in the same way as this operator works when run on the database server. Useful for in-Python SQL expression evaluation functions, such as for ORM hybrid attributes, and the ORM “evaluator” used to match objects in a session after a multi-row update or delete.
e.g.:
>>> expr = column('x').op('+', python_impl=lambda a, b: a + b)('y')
The operator for the above expression will also work for non-SQL left and right objects:
>>> expr.operator(5, 10) 15
New in version 2.0.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ColumnAssociationProxyInstance.
operate(op: OperatorType, *other: Any, **kwargs: Any) ColumnElement[Any] ¶ Operate on an argument.
This is the lowest level of operation, raises
NotImplementedError
by default.Overriding this on a subclass can allow common behavior to be applied to all operations. For example, overriding
ColumnOperators
to applyfunc.lower()
to the left and right side:class MyComparator(ColumnOperators): def operate(self, op, other, **kwargs): return op(func.lower(self), func.lower(other), **kwargs)
- Parameters:
op – Operator callable.
*other – the ‘other’ side of the operation. Will be a single scalar for most operations.
**kwargs – modifiers. These may be passed by special operators such as
ColumnOperators.contains()
.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ColumnAssociationProxyInstance.
regexp_match(pattern: Any, flags: Optional[str] = None) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.regexp_match()
method ofColumnOperators
Implements a database-specific ‘regexp match’ operator.
E.g.:
stmt = select(table.c.some_column).where( table.c.some_column.regexp_match('^(b|c)') )
ColumnOperators.regexp_match()
attempts to resolve to a REGEXP-like function or operator provided by the backend, however the specific regular expression syntax and flags available are not backend agnostic.Examples include:
PostgreSQL - renders
x ~ y
orx !~ y
when negated.Oracle - renders
REGEXP_LIKE(x, y)
SQLite - uses SQLite’s
REGEXP
placeholder operator and calls into the Pythonre.match()
builtin.other backends may provide special implementations.
Backends without any special implementation will emit the operator as “REGEXP” or “NOT REGEXP”. This is compatible with SQLite and MySQL, for example.
Regular expression support is currently implemented for Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL and MariaDB. Partial support is available for SQLite. Support among third-party dialects may vary.
- Parameters:
pattern – The regular expression pattern string or column clause.
flags – Any regular expression string flags to apply. Flags tend to be backend specific. It can be a string or a column clause. Some backends, like PostgreSQL and MariaDB, may alternatively specify the flags as part of the pattern. When using the ignore case flag ‘i’ in PostgreSQL, the ignore case regexp match operator
~*
or!~*
will be used.
New in version 1.4.
See also
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ColumnAssociationProxyInstance.
regexp_replace(pattern: Any, replacement: Any, flags: Optional[str] = None) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.regexp_replace()
method ofColumnOperators
Implements a database-specific ‘regexp replace’ operator.
E.g.:
stmt = select( table.c.some_column.regexp_replace( 'b(..)', 'XY', flags='g' ) )
ColumnOperators.regexp_replace()
attempts to resolve to a REGEXP_REPLACE-like function provided by the backend, that usually emit the functionREGEXP_REPLACE()
. However, the specific regular expression syntax and flags available are not backend agnostic.Regular expression replacement support is currently implemented for Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL 8 or greater and MariaDB. Support among third-party dialects may vary.
- Parameters:
pattern – The regular expression pattern string or column clause.
pattern – The replacement string or column clause.
flags – Any regular expression string flags to apply. Flags tend to be backend specific. It can be a string or a column clause. Some backends, like PostgreSQL and MariaDB, may alternatively specify the flags as part of the pattern.
New in version 1.4.
See also
-
attribute
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ColumnAssociationProxyInstance.
remote_attr¶ inherited from the
AssociationProxyInstance.remote_attr
attribute ofAssociationProxyInstance
The ‘remote’ class attribute referenced by this
AssociationProxyInstance
.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ColumnAssociationProxyInstance.
reverse_operate(op: OperatorType, other: Any, **kwargs: Any) Operators ¶ inherited from the
Operators.reverse_operate()
method ofOperators
Reverse operate on an argument.
Usage is the same as
operate()
.
-
attribute
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ColumnAssociationProxyInstance.
scalar¶ inherited from the
AssociationProxyInstance.scalar
attribute ofAssociationProxyInstance
Return
True
if thisAssociationProxyInstance
proxies a scalar relationship on the local side.
-
method
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ColumnAssociationProxyInstance.
startswith(other: Any, escape: Optional[str] = None, autoescape: bool = False) ColumnOperators ¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.startswith()
method ofColumnOperators
Implement the
startswith
operator.Produces a LIKE expression that tests against a match for the start of a string value:
column LIKE <other> || '%'
E.g.:
stmt = select(sometable).\ where(sometable.c.column.startswith("foobar"))
Since the operator uses
LIKE
, wildcard characters"%"
and"_"
that are present inside the <other> expression will behave like wildcards as well. For literal string values, theColumnOperators.startswith.autoescape
flag may be set toTrue
to apply escaping to occurrences of these characters within the string value so that they match as themselves and not as wildcard characters. Alternatively, theColumnOperators.startswith.escape
parameter will establish a given character as an escape character which can be of use when the target expression is not a literal string.- Parameters:
other – expression to be compared. This is usually a plain string value, but can also be an arbitrary SQL expression. LIKE wildcard characters
%
and_
are not escaped by default unless theColumnOperators.startswith.autoescape
flag is set to True.autoescape –
boolean; when True, establishes an escape character within the LIKE expression, then applies it to all occurrences of
"%"
,"_"
and the escape character itself within the comparison value, which is assumed to be a literal string and not a SQL expression.An expression such as:
somecolumn.startswith("foo%bar", autoescape=True)
Will render as:
somecolumn LIKE :param || '%' ESCAPE '/'
With the value of
:param
as"foo/%bar"
.escape –
a character which when given will render with the
ESCAPE
keyword to establish that character as the escape character. This character can then be placed preceding occurrences of%
and_
to allow them to act as themselves and not wildcard characters.An expression such as:
somecolumn.startswith("foo/%bar", escape="^")
Will render as:
somecolumn LIKE :param || '%' ESCAPE '^'
The parameter may also be combined with
ColumnOperators.startswith.autoescape
:somecolumn.startswith("foo%bar^bat", escape="^", autoescape=True)
Where above, the given literal parameter will be converted to
"foo^%bar^^bat"
before being passed to the database.
-
attribute
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ColumnAssociationProxyInstance.
target_class: Type[Any]¶ The intermediary class handled by this
AssociationProxyInstance
.Intercepted append/set/assignment events will result in the generation of new instances of this class.
-
attribute
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.ColumnAssociationProxyInstance.
timetuple: Literal[None] = None¶ inherited from the
ColumnOperators.timetuple
attribute ofColumnOperators
Hack, allows datetime objects to be compared on the LHS.
-
method
- class sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyExtensionType¶
An enumeration.
Members
Class signature
class
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyExtensionType
(sqlalchemy.orm.base.InspectionAttrExtensionType
)-
attribute
sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy.AssociationProxyExtensionType.
ASSOCIATION_PROXY = 'ASSOCIATION_PROXY'¶ Symbol indicating an
InspectionAttr
that’s of typeAssociationProxy
.Is assigned to the
InspectionAttr.extension_type
attribute.
-
attribute