Hi, Can't you escape the sequence by adding another %, so that the line becomes:
q=e.text("select * from some_table where some_field like '%%a word%%'") Cheers, Nick Dennis Muhlestein wrote: > I'm trying to create a query that uses the like operand to search a field. > > example: > > e=create_engine(..... > q=e.text("select * from some_table where some_field like '%a word%'") > q.execute() > > I get this: > sqlalchemy.exceptions.SQLError: (TypeError) unindexable object .... > > It works without the % of course, but I'm not sure how to delimit that > query so sqlalchemy doesn't break. > > Thoughs? Help? > Thanks > -Dennis > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? > Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier > Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 > _______________________________________________ > Sqlalchemy-users mailing list > Sqlalchemy-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/sqlalchemy-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Sqlalchemy-users mailing list Sqlalchemy-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/sqlalchemy-users