SQLAlchemy Tutorial

This repository contains the source code for a four-part tutorial series on SQLAlchemy:

1. Databases in Python Made Easy with SQLAlchemy
2. Implement an ORM with SQLAlchemy
3. Relationships in SQLAlchemy Data Models
4. Constructing Database Queries with SQLAlchemy

Getting Started

Get set up locally in two steps:

Environment Variables

Replace the values in .env.example with your values and rename this file to .env:

• DATABASE_USERNAME: Username for a SQL database.
• DATABASE_PASSWORD: Corresponding password for the above SQL database user.
• DATABASE_HOST: Host of the SQL database.
• DATABASE_PORT: Numerical port of the SQL database.
• DATABASE_TABLE: Name of the SQL database table.
• DATABASE_CERT_FILE (optional): Path to SSL certificate file for database.

Remember never to commit secrets saved in .env files to Github.

Installation

Get up and running with make run:

git clone https://github.com/hackersandslackers/sqlalchemy-tutorial.git
cd sqlalchemy-tutorial
make run

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