[sqlalchemy] Re: func.max()

2006-12-09 Thread Robin Munn
On 12/9/06, jose [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thank you Michael for your explanation. Since I can do (on sqlalchemy), the same thing in more than one ways, I'm very confused and I would like ask you, about Constructing SQL Queries via _table objects_ or _mapper classes_ Seems to me that

[sqlalchemy] Re: func.max()

2006-12-09 Thread Michael Bayer
it should be noted that SQLAlchemy is really *two* separate software packages in one. one part of SA is, a tool that allows you to build SQL queries through python expressions. I usually call it the SQL construction part of SA. you issue SQL statements and get back result sets, which act like

[sqlalchemy] Re: func.max()

2006-12-09 Thread jose
Robin Munn wrote: On 12/9/06, jose [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thank you Michael for your explanation. Since I can do (on sqlalchemy), the same thing in more than one ways, I'm very confused and I would like ask you, about Constructing SQL Queries via _table objects_ or _mapper classes_ Seems

[sqlalchemy] Re: Proposal: session identity_map no longer weak referencing

2006-12-09 Thread Alan Franzoni
when SA was first released, someone immediately suggested that the identity map of Session be weak referencing, which appeared to be an obvious improvement, so that you could load as many objects as you want from the session and whatever you didnt use would just go away. but now it

[sqlalchemy] Re: ORM and metaclasses init problem

2006-12-09 Thread Alan Franzoni
Sorry, I had checked the docs but not the FAQ. I opened a ticket as well, feel free to close it. I think it should be stated in a more clear in way in the docs, though, since it's an unpredictable behaviour. But was that behaviour present in 0.1.x? I feel a bit estranged about never noticing