How do I connect to SQL Server via sqlalchemy using Windows Authentication?

Question

sqlalchemy, a db connection module for Python, uses SQL Authentication (database-defined user accounts) by default. If you want to use your Windows (domain or local) credent

Answer 1

In order to use Windows Authentication with sqlalchemy and mssql, the following connection string is required:

ODBC Driver:

engine = sqlalchemy.create_engine('mssql://*server_name*/*database_name*?trusted_connection=yes')

SQL Express Instance:

engine = sqlalchemy.create_engine('mssql://*server_name*\\SQLEXPRESS/*database_name*?trusted_connection=yes')