Assuming these columns are ultimately CHAR or VARCHAR on the mysql side, build your own Date type using TypeDecorator in conjunction with the String type. MySQLdb's date/time functionality only takes effect for columns that are of the DATE, TIME or DATETIME columns.
On Feb 1, 2009, at 2:58 PM, rdmur...@bitdance.com wrote: > > I have an existing MySQL database (that I do not control) with schema > fields defined using the 'Date' type. The values that occur in these > fields often have a 'day' of '00', and sometimes a month of '00', and > sometimes the field's value is 0000-00-00. The zeros are used to > indicate > "don't know" (or, sometimes, "don't care"). > > Since '00' is invalid for the fields in a Python DateTime, it seems > as though > I can't actually use DateTime to manage these values. My application > should be able to use them as strings, but how do I arrange to do > that? > The conversion to DateTime is presumably taking place at the DBAPI > level. > > --RDM > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 sqlalchemy+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sqlalchemy?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
