you can pass custom connect arguments to the DBAPI in `create_engine`. http://docs.sqlalchemy.org/en/rel_0_9/faq.html?#how-do-i-pass-custom-connect-arguments-to-my-database-api
depending on which driver you use, it will be different. you shouldn't use `text`, because sqlalchemy autoconfigures on connect to the sql_mode ( which can have different quoting styles ) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sqlalchemy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to sqlalchemy+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to sqlalchemy@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sqlalchemy. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.