What I like about SQLAlchemy is that it gives me a choice. I went with Core because I wanted the sense of security from building SQL queries with a library ins

What I like about SQLAlchemy is that it gives me a choice. I went with Core because I wanted the sense of security from building SQL queries with a library instead of out of strings. Since the ORM wasn't forced on me, I was able to come around to it on my own. I've started to warm up to it recently even though I can't say I'm totally sold on it. The nice thing I can say about the ORM as of right now is that I don't feel like I'd be throwing away my core experiences to embrace it.