MySQLdb LIKE '%%%s%%' problem

[Marco Mariani]

Steve Holden wrote:

> 3. I can't be certain my experience with PostgreSQL extends to MySQl,
> but I have done experiments which prove to my satisfaction that it isn't
> possible to parameterize LIKE arguments. So the only way to do it
> appears to be to build the query yourself.

Or using Postgres through SQLAlchemy.

Actually, the only thing SQLAlchemy cannot do (yet) is withstand a 
zombie army.