That’s sort of like SQL Alchemy Core works[1]. The ORM stuff is all built on top of that and completely optional.<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;docs.sqlalchemy.org&#x2F;en&#x2F;latest&#x2F;core&#x2F;tutorial.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;docs.sqlalchemy.org&#x2F;en&#x2F;latest&#x2F;core&#x2F;tutorial.html</a>