clef.db

Database connection functions

class clef.db.Session

sqlalchemy.orm.session.Session connected to the clef.nci.org.au database

connect() must be called before creating any new sessions

clef.db.connect(url='postgresql://clef.nci.org.au:5432/clef', user=None, debug=False)[source]

Connect to the local database and sets up the session

Parameters:
  • url – Database URL
  • user – Username (password will be prompted via getpass)
  • debug – Print debugging information
Returns:

sqlalchemy.engine.Engine