[DB-SIG] Controlling return types for DB APIs

[Federico Di Gregorio]

Il giorno mar, 17/04/2007 alle 13.53 -0400, Michael Bayer ha scritto:
> However i might suggest that this whole thread, "controlling return  
> types", perhaps be expanded to include "controlling *input* types and  
> return types", since to me (as well as to SQLAlchemy) being able to  
> send an arbitrarily-typed python object into a bind parameter is just  
> the mirror image of receiving a result column as an arbitrarily-typed  
> python object.  I think it would be unfortunate if only one half of  
> the coin were addressed. 

Sure. ;)

The Python->SQL part is perfect for adaptation and, for example, psycopg
has a micro-protocols implementation to help with the adaptation of any
Python object into a valid ISQLQuote one. Why two different systems?
Because transating Python to SQL and SQL to Python are two very
different operations, IMHO.

federico

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