**If you are writing new SQLAlchemy code and are observing a behavior that you did not expect,
or if you are new to SQLAlchemy overall, please open a
[discussion](https://github.com/sqlalchemy/sqlalchemy/discussions/new?category=Usage-Questions)
-instead of an issue report. The vast majority of new issues are converted to discussions**
+instead of an issue report. The VAST MAJORITY of issues are converted to discussions
+as they are not bugs.**
[START A NEW USAGE QUESTIONS DISCUSSION HERE](https://github.com/sqlalchemy/sqlalchemy/discussions/new?category=Usage-Questions)
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- type: input
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+ id: relevant_documentation
+ attributes:
+ label: Link from https://docs.sqlalchemy.org which documents the behavior that is expected
+ description: "
+Please make sure the behavior you are seeing is definitely in contradiction
+to what's documented as the correct behavior. If unsure, open a
+[discussion](https://github.com/sqlalchemy/sqlalchemy/discussions/new?category=Usage-Questions)
+instead.
+"
+ validations:
+ required: true
+
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- description: the full version of SQLAlchemy in use
+ description: e.g. 1.4.42, 2.0.2, etc
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- type: input
- id: dbapiversion
+ id: dbapi_version
attributes:
label: DBAPI Version
description: the DBAPI (database driver) version
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- type: input
- id: database
+ id: database_version
attributes:
label: Database Vendor and Version
description: e.g. SQLite, PostgreSQL 12, MariaDB 8
validations:
required: true
+ - type: input
+ id: python_version
+ attributes:
+ label: Python Version
+ description: assumes cpython unless otherwise stated, e.g. 3.10, 3.11, pypy
+ validations:
+ required: true
+
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