Sometimes, we want to execute raw SQL in Flask-SQLAlchemy app with Python.
In this article, we’ll look at how to execute raw SQL in Flask-SQLAlchemy app with Python.
How to execute raw SQL in Flask-SQLAlchemy app with Python?
To execute raw SQL in Flask-SQLAlchemy app with Python, we can use the db.session.execute method.
For instance, we write
result = db.session.execute('SELECT * FROM my_table WHERE my_column = :val', {'val': 5})
to call db.session.execute with the SQL string and dict with the values to fill for the placeholders.
We get the result returned from the select statement returned with execute.
Conclusion
To execute raw SQL in Flask-SQLAlchemy app with Python, we can use the db.session.execute method.
