SQLAlchemy

Python SQL toolkit and ORMOpen source· verified Sep 2026

Python's standard database toolkit: a Core layer for composing SQL and an ORM for mapping classes to tables. Works with Postgres, MySQL, SQLite, and more, with sync and async APIs.

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Database access in Python services
FastAPI and Flask backends

In stack playbooks

FastAPI + Postgres + SQLAlchemy

ORM and query builder

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