psycopg2 E' on table, field and schema

Question

I am having the same problem as: python adds "E" to string

All the answers given are relevant, but I am breaking my neck on this one.

The problem i

Answer 1

Ok, thanks Peter, at least I know not to look any further. I decided to take a different approach:

Use a script file to generate the database instead of generating it from code. This will make it more easy to have "versioning" on the database.

Meanwhile, I am taking a look at sqlalchemy http://www.sqlalchemy.org/ which pretty much does what I want but is currently a step to far as it requires a drastic restructure of the application I am rebuilding

Answer 2

It is, for better or worse, generally not supported by the Python interfaces and Psycopg in particular to substitute user-supplied identifiers into SQL commands. You will have to roll your own. It can be done with a few lines of code.