Sqlglot, an interesting Python library!

Python SQLGlot is a Python-based SQL parsing and conversion library that can help developers handle and manipulate SQL statements more flexibly. This article will introduce the installation, features, basic functions, advanced functions, and practical application scenarios of the SQLGlot library.

Installation

Installing the SQLGlot library is very simple and can be done using the pip command.

pip install sqlglot

After installation is complete, you can start using the SQLGlot library to parse and convert SQL statements.

Features

• SQL statement parsing: SQL statements can be parsed into syntax trees for subsequent operations and analysis.
• SQL statement conversion: It can convert SQL statements, including formatting, optimization, and other operations.
• Supports multiple databases: can handle SQL statements from multiple databases, such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc.

Basic functions

1. SQL statement parsing

The Python SQLGlot library can parse SQL statements into syntax trees, making it easy for developers to understand and manipulate the structure of SQL statements.

from sqlglot import parsesql = "SELECT * FROM users WHERE age > 30"
tree = parse(sql)print(tree)

2. SQL statement conversion