Migrating to sqlc-gen-python

Starting in sqlc 1.16.0, built-in Python support has been deprecated. It will be fully removed in 1.17.0 in favor of sqlc-gen-python.

This guide will walk you through migrating to the sqlc-gen-python plugin, which involves three steps.

Add the sqlc-gen-python plugin
Migrate each package
Re-generate the code

Add the sqlc-gen-python plugin

In your configuration file, add a plugins array if you don’t have one already. Add the following configuration for the plugin:

{
  "version": "2",
  "plugins": [
    {
      "name": "py",
      "wasm": {
        "url": "https://downloads.sqlc.dev/plugin/sqlc-gen-python_1.0.0.wasm",
        "sha256": "aca83e1f59f8ffdc604774c2f6f9eb321a2b23e07dc83fc12289d25305fa065b"
      }
    }
  ]
}

version: "2"
plugins:
  - name: "py"
    wasm:
      url: "https://downloads.sqlc.dev/plugin/sqlc-gen-python_1.0.0.wasm"
      sha256: "aca83e1f59f8ffdc604774c2f6f9eb321a2b23e07dc83fc12289d25305fa065b"

Migrate each package

Your package configuration should currently looks something like this for JSON.

  "sql": [
    {
      "schema": "schema.sql",
      "queries": "query.sql",
      "engine": "postgresql",
      "gen": {
        "python": {
          "out": "src",
          "package": "foo",
          "emit_sync_querier": true,
          "emit_async_querier": true,
          "query_parameter_limit": 5
        }
      }
    }
  ]

Or this if you’re using YAML.

  sql:
  - schema: "schema.sql"
    queries: "query.sql"
    engine: "postgresql"
    gen:
      python:
        out: "src"
        package: "foo"
        emit_sync_querier: true
        emit_async_querier: true
        query_parameter_limit: 5

To use the plugin, you’ll need to replace the gen mapping with the codegen collection. Add the plugin field, setting it to py. All fields other than out need to be moved into the options mapping.

After you’re done, it should look like this for JSON.

  "sql": [
    {
      "schema": "schema.sql",
      "queries": "query.sql",
      "engine": "postgresql",
      "codegen": [
        {
          "out": "src",
          "plugin": "py",
          "options": {
            "package": "authors",
            "emit_sync_querier": true,
            "emit_async_querier": true,
            "query_parameter_limit": 5
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  ]

Or this for YAML.

  sql:
  - schema: "schema.sql"
    queries: "query.sql"
    engine: "postgresql"
    codegen:
    - plugin: "py"
      out: "src"
      options:
        package: "foo"
        emit_sync_querier: true
        emit_async_querier: true
        query_parameter_limit: 5

Re-generate the code

Run sqlc generate. The plugin will produce the same output, so you shouldn’t see any changes. The first time sqlc generate is run, the plugin must be downloaded and compiled, resulting in a slightly longer runtime. Subsequent generate calls will be fast.