sqlalchemy beginner

[alex23]

On Nov 22, 10:25 am, Roy Smith <r... at panix.com> wrote:
> Everytime I've worked with SQLAlchemy, I've run away screaming in the
> other direction.  Sure, portability is a good thing, but at what cost?

I've never found SQLAlchemy to be anything but sane and approachable.
It's really worth understanding _how_ it works so you can see there's
no magic happening there.

What cost do you see inherit in the use of SQLAlchemy?