Hi. I find the use of asc and desc functions not very flexible.
I have implemented these functions: from sqlalchemy import sql def orderBy(table, colum, direction): return sql._CompoundClause(None, table.c[column], direction.upper()) def buildOrderList(table, order=[]): return [ orderBy(table, column, direction) for column, direction in order ] As an example: buildOrderList(usernames, [('username', 'asc')]) In this way I can use strings where possible. Manlio Perillo --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sqlalchemy" group. To post to this group, send email to sqlalchemy@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sqlalchemy?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---