I think you need to know SQL to use this. An ORM like Django's offers a higher level of abstraction and removes the need to fully understand SQL in many cases.

I think you need to know SQL to use this. An ORM like Django's offers a higher level of abstraction and removes the need to fully understand SQL in many cases. This is closer to a direct translation. A few possible reasons I can think of; - People prefer to only work in one language - you don't need to make the full mental shift - It works better/looks better in Python editors - It should be safer and cleaner that mashing SQL strings together.