New to SQLAlchemy? Start here:
- * **For Python Beginners:** :ref:`Installation Guide <installation>` - basic guidance on installing with pip and similar
+ * **For Python Beginners:** :ref:`Installation Guide <installation>` - Basic
+ guidance on installing with pip and similar tools
- * **For Python Veterans:** :doc:`SQLAlchemy Overview <intro>` - brief architectural overview
+ * **For Python Veterans:** :doc:`SQLAlchemy Overview <intro>` - A brief
+ architectural overview of SQLAlchemy
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:doc:`/tutorial/index`, which covers everything an Alchemist needs
to know when using the ORM or just Core.
- * **For a quick glance:** :doc:`/orm/quickstart` - a glimpse at what working with the ORM looks like
-
- * **For all users:** :doc:`/tutorial/index` - In depth tutorial for Core and ORM
+ * **For a quick glance:** :doc:`/orm/quickstart` - A brief overview of
+ what working with the ORM looks like
+ * **For all users:** :doc:`/tutorial/index` - In-depth tutorial for
+ both Core and ORM usage
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- Users coming SQLAlchemy version 2.0 will want to read:
+ Users upgrading to SQLAlchemy version 2.0 will want to read:
- * :doc:`What's New in SQLAlchemy 2.1? <changelog/migration_21>` - New features and behaviors in version 2.1
+ * :doc:`What's New in SQLAlchemy 2.1? <changelog/migration_21>` - New
+ features and behaviors in version 2.1
- Users transitioning from 1.x versions of SQLAlchemy, such as version 1.4, will want to
- transition to version 2.0 overall before making any additional changes needed for
- the much smaller transition from 2.0 to 2.1. Key documentation for the 1.x to 2.x
- transition:
+ Users transitioning from version 1.x of SQLAlchemy (e.g., version 1.4)
+ should first transition to version 2.0 before making any additional
+ changes needed for the smaller transition from 2.0 to 2.1.
+ Key documentation for the 1.x to 2.x transition:
- * :doc:`Migrating to SQLAlchemy 2.0 <changelog/migration_20>` - Complete background on migrating from 1.3 or 1.4 to 2.0
- * :doc:`What's New in SQLAlchemy 2.0? <changelog/whatsnew_20>` - New 2.0 features and behaviors beyond the 1.x migration
+ * :doc:`Migrating to SQLAlchemy 2.0 <changelog/migration_20>` - Complete
+ background on migrating from 1.3 or 1.4 to 2.0
+ * :doc:`What's New in SQLAlchemy 2.0? <changelog/whatsnew_20>` - New
+ features and behaviors introduced in version 2.0 beyond the 1.x
+ migration
- An index of all changelogs and migration documentation is at:
+ An index of all changelogs and migration documentation is available at:
- * :doc:`Changelog catalog <changelog/index>` - Detailed changelogs for all SQLAlchemy Versions
+ * :doc:`Changelog catalog <changelog/index>` - Detailed
+ changelogs for all SQLAlchemy Versions
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- The **dialect** is the system SQLAlchemy uses to communicate with various types of DBAPIs and databases.
- This section describes notes, options, and usage patterns regarding individual dialects.
+ The **dialect** is the system SQLAlchemy uses to communicate with
+ various types of DBAPIs and databases.
+ This section describes notes, options, and usage patterns regarding
+ individual dialects.
:doc:`PostgreSQL <dialects/postgresql>` |
:doc:`MySQL and MariaDB <dialects/mysql>` |
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- * :doc:`Frequently Asked Questions <faq/index>` - A collection of common problems and solutions
- * :doc:`Glossary <glossary>` - Terms used in SQLAlchemy's documentation
- * :doc:`Error Message Guide <errors>` - Explanations of many SQLAlchemy Errors
- * :doc:`Complete table of of contents <contents>`
- * :ref:`Index <genindex>`
+ * :doc:`Frequently Asked Questions <faq/index>` - A collection of common
+ problems and solutions
+ * :doc:`Glossary <glossary>` - Definitions of terms used in SQLAlchemy
+ documentation
+ * :doc:`Error Message Guide <errors>` - Explanations of many SQLAlchemy
+ errors
+ * :doc:`Complete table of of contents <contents>` - Full list of available
+ documentation
+ * :ref:`Index <genindex>` - Index for easy lookup of documentation topics
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