sql-template-tag
ES2015 tagged template string for preparing SQL statements, works with `pg`, `mysql`, `sqlite` and `oracledb` (by blakeembrey)
pugsql
A HugSQL-inspired database library for Python (by mcfunley)

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sql-template-tag | pugsql | |
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3 | 4 | |
368 | 741 | |
0.0% | 0.5% | |
6.3 | 8.2 | |
about 1 year ago | 4 months ago | |
TypeScript | Python | |
MIT License | Apache License 2.0 |
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sql-template-tag
Posts with mentions or reviews of sql-template-tag.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-08-14.
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Python: Just Write SQL
You can avoid this entirely with JavaScript's tagged template literals. Here is an example library: https://github.com/blakeembrey/sql-template-tag
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Knex Raw SQL String SQL Highlighting VS Code and best practices to avoid SQL Injection Attack?
If you prefer SQL and you use postgres you can check out slonik. If you want to keep using knex you can use https://github.com/blakeembrey/sql-template-tag. They will add placeholders for all the values and expose helper for query building via strings (e.g. a special join). At the same time they are typesafe.
- Objection to ORM Hatred
pugsql
Posts with mentions or reviews of pugsql.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2025-02-18.
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FastAPI in Prod: Handling DB migrations, auth, and more
PugSQL – For interacting with your database. It lets you write plain SQL in separate files for clarity, while keeping query calls as straightforward Python functions.
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Python: Just Write SQL
I've had good experience using PugSQL to write SQL in Python [1]. You write the SQL inside SQL files so you can actually benefit from syntax highlighting, static analysis, etc. At the different of writing strings of SQL inside Python files.
[1] https://pugsql.org
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Repeating Yourself Thrice Doesn’t Turn You into a 3x Developer
There's a tool called PugSQL that looks promising for Python, but it seems that async isn't directly supported yet[0]. If I ever find time, I'd love to jump on this and make it work, but nobody should hold their breath for that.
[0] https://github.com/mcfunley/pugsql/issues/44
What are some alternatives?
When comparing sql-template-tag and pugsql you can also consider the following projects:
mini_sql - a minimal, fast, safe sql executor
sqlc-gen-python
SQLPage - Fast SQL-only data application builder. Automatically build a UI on top of SQL queries.
Dapper.SimpleCRUD - Who wants to write basic read/insert/update/delete statements? SimpleCRUD provides simple CRUD helpers for Dapper.
yesql - A Clojure library for using SQL.

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