Introducing Asynchronous SQLAlchemy

Explore the newly added support for asyncio in SQLAlchemy in this 30-minute talk from EuroPython 2021. Gain insights into setting up and using the new AsyncEngine, learn to avoid common pitfalls, and discover how to utilize synchronous functions and methods of SQLAlchemy within asyncio. Aimed at developers with some experience in ORM and asyncio, this presentation delves into the world of asynchronous database communication, a crucial topic for Python developers working with popular frameworks like FastAPI. While extensive knowledge of SQLAlchemy isn't required, some familiarity with the framework will be beneficial. Understand how version 1.4 of SQLAlchemy, released in March 2021, revolutionized asynchronous support in one of Python's most popular ORM frameworks.