1# sql/_dml_constructors.py
2# Copyright (C) 2005-2025 the SQLAlchemy authors and contributors
3# <see AUTHORS file>
4#
5# This module is part of SQLAlchemy and is released under
6# the MIT License: https://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php
7
8from __future__ import annotations
9
10from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
11
12from .dml import Delete
13from .dml import Insert
14from .dml import Update
15
16if TYPE_CHECKING:
17 from ._typing import _DMLTableArgument
18
19
20def insert(table: _DMLTableArgument) -> Insert:
21 """Construct an :class:`_expression.Insert` object.
22
23 E.g.::
24
25 from sqlalchemy import insert
26
27 stmt = insert(user_table).values(name="username", fullname="Full Username")
28
29 Similar functionality is available via the
30 :meth:`_expression.TableClause.insert` method on
31 :class:`_schema.Table`.
32
33 .. seealso::
34
35 :ref:`tutorial_core_insert` - in the :ref:`unified_tutorial`
36
37
38 :param table: :class:`_expression.TableClause`
39 which is the subject of the
40 insert.
41
42 :param values: collection of values to be inserted; see
43 :meth:`_expression.Insert.values`
44 for a description of allowed formats here.
45 Can be omitted entirely; a :class:`_expression.Insert` construct
46 will also dynamically render the VALUES clause at execution time
47 based on the parameters passed to :meth:`_engine.Connection.execute`.
48
49 :param inline: if True, no attempt will be made to retrieve the
50 SQL-generated default values to be provided within the statement;
51 in particular,
52 this allows SQL expressions to be rendered 'inline' within the
53 statement without the need to pre-execute them beforehand; for
54 backends that support "returning", this turns off the "implicit
55 returning" feature for the statement.
56
57 If both :paramref:`_expression.insert.values` and compile-time bind
58 parameters are present, the compile-time bind parameters override the
59 information specified within :paramref:`_expression.insert.values` on a
60 per-key basis.
61
62 The keys within :paramref:`_expression.Insert.values` can be either
63 :class:`~sqlalchemy.schema.Column` objects or their string
64 identifiers. Each key may reference one of:
65
66 * a literal data value (i.e. string, number, etc.);
67 * a Column object;
68 * a SELECT statement.
69
70 If a ``SELECT`` statement is specified which references this
71 ``INSERT`` statement's table, the statement will be correlated
72 against the ``INSERT`` statement.
73
74 .. seealso::
75
76 :ref:`tutorial_core_insert` - in the :ref:`unified_tutorial`
77
78 """ # noqa: E501
79 return Insert(table)
80
81
82def update(table: _DMLTableArgument) -> Update:
83 r"""Construct an :class:`_expression.Update` object.
84
85 E.g.::
86
87 from sqlalchemy import update
88
89 stmt = (
90 update(user_table).where(user_table.c.id == 5).values(name="user #5")
91 )
92
93 Similar functionality is available via the
94 :meth:`_expression.TableClause.update` method on
95 :class:`_schema.Table`.
96
97 :param table: A :class:`_schema.Table`
98 object representing the database
99 table to be updated.
100
101
102 .. seealso::
103
104 :ref:`tutorial_core_update_delete` - in the :ref:`unified_tutorial`
105
106
107 """ # noqa: E501
108 return Update(table)
109
110
111def delete(table: _DMLTableArgument) -> Delete:
112 r"""Construct :class:`_expression.Delete` object.
113
114 E.g.::
115
116 from sqlalchemy import delete
117
118 stmt = delete(user_table).where(user_table.c.id == 5)
119
120 Similar functionality is available via the
121 :meth:`_expression.TableClause.delete` method on
122 :class:`_schema.Table`.
123
124 :param table: The table to delete rows from.
125
126 .. seealso::
127
128 :ref:`tutorial_core_update_delete` - in the :ref:`unified_tutorial`
129
130
131 """
132 return Delete(table)