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We then need to define the as_sql method. This takes a SQLCompiler object, called compiler, and the active database connection. SQLCompiler objects are not documented, but the only thing we need to know about them is that they have a compile() method which returns a tuple containing an SQL string, and the parameters to be interpolated into that string. In most cases, you don’t need to use it directly and can pass it on to process_lhs() and process_rhs().

How To Fix Your Friendship // 2023-12-09

We then need to define the as_sql method. This takes a SQLCompiler object, called compiler, and the active database connection. SQLCompiler objects are not documented, but the only thing we need to know about them is that they have a compile() method which returns a tuple containing an SQL string, and the parameters to be interpolated into that string. In most cases, you don’t need to use it directly and can pass it on to process_lhs() and process_rhs().