[sqlalchemy] Re: Advice: Best practice for working with an existing database

2013-04-03 Thread Peter Herndon
On Friday, March 22, 2013 9:31:59 AM UTC-4, Jason wrote: Hi Peter, I think using a the declarative reflected style is a great way to integrate an existing database into your application. It sounds like you are doing this already, but in case you are not the reflection setup is

[sqlalchemy] Advice: Best practice for working with an existing database

2013-03-18 Thread Peter Herndon
Hi all, I'm new to SQLAlchemy, and looking for some advice on how to approach working with an existing database. The database will not be managed by Python, and I will need to maintain whatever library I write to keep up with the occasional schema change. I am looking to write a more-or-less