How to perform a left join in SQLALchemy?
Here is how to use isouter:
select_from(db.join(Table1, Table2, isouter=True).join(Table3, isouter=True))
Option 1 - LEFT JOIN and select ALL columns from both tables
# Query the db
results = db.session.query(Table_1, Table_2).join(
Table_2, Table_2.column_name == Table_1.column_name,
isouter=True).all()
# Iterate results and do stuff
for result in results:
try:
# Use [0] for accesing table_1 columns (left table) and use [1] for accesing table_2 columns (right table)
print(result[0].column_name_x)
print(result[0].column_name_y)
print(result[1].column_name_x)
print(result[1].column_name_y)
except Exception as e:
print(str(e))
Option 2 - LEFT JOIN and select SOME columns from both tables
# Query the db
results = db.session.query(Table_1.column_name_x, Table_1.column_name_y Table_2.column_name_z).join(Table_2, Table_2.column_name == Table_1.column_name, isouter=True).all()
# Iterate results and do stuff
for result in results:
try:
# Use dot notation for accesing column from any table
print(result.column_name_x)
print(result.column_name_y)
print(result.column_name_z)
except Exception as e:
print(str(e))
The isouter=True
flag will produce a LEFT OUTER JOIN
which is the same as a LEFT JOIN
.
With your code:
(sa.select([idc.c.Code])
.select_from(
t1.join(t2, and_(t1.c.attr == 1, t2.c.attr2 = 1))
.join(t3, t3.c.Code == t1.c.Code, isouter=True)))
Declarative example:
session = scoped_session(sessionmaker())
session.query(Model).join(AnotherModel, AnotherModel.model_id == Model.id, isouter=True)