[raverbashing]

Yes, an ORM, not SQL itself.

[walrus1066]

You can compose queries, using the queryAPI in SQLAlchemy, without touching the ORM.

[zrail]

SQLAlchemy is not an ORM. There’s a companion ORM project if you want it, but it’s not necessary.

[yawaramin]

Yes? What's the qualitative difference between using a best-of-breed SQL ORM and the Mongo API?