Can SQLAlchemy be used with Google Cloud SQL?

Question

I\'ve looked over Google Cloud SQL\'s documentation and various searches, but I can\'t find out whether it is possible to use SQLAlchemy with Google Cloud SQL, and if so, wh

Answer 1

For those who prefer PyMySQL over MySQLdb (which is suggested in the accepted answer), the SQLAlchemy connection strings are:

For Production

mysql+pymysql://:@/?unix_socket=/cloudsql/

Please make sure to

1. Add the SQL instance to your app.yaml:

   beta_settings:
       cloud_sql_instances: 
   

2. Enable the SQL Admin API as it seems to be necessary:

   https://console.developers.google.com/apis/api/sqladmin.googleapis.com/overview

For Local Development

mysql+pymysql://:@localhost:3306/

given that you started the Cloud SQL Proxy with:

cloud_sql_proxy -instances==tcp:3306