SQLObject is a

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object-relational mapper between a SQL

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in operation in that it uses class definitions to form table schemas, and utilizes the language's reflection and dynamism to be useful. SQLObject supports a number of common database backends: included in the distribution are

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. The first version of SQLObject was publicly released in October 2002.

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* Object-relational mapping Python (programming language) libraries {{database-software-stub

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