pyphrase 0.1.0a2

A lightweight, zero-dependency syntax builder for multiple dialects.

Phrase 🗣️

Phrase is an ultra-lightweight, zero-dependency Python library designed to build query expressions across multiple dialects with ease. It provides a fluent, Pythonic interface for generating WHERE clauses and filter objects without the overhead of a full ORM.

🚀 Why Phrase?

Most query builders are either tied to a specific database or come with heavy dependencies. Phrase was created for cases where you need:

• Minimalism: Zero external dependencies. Small footprint.
• Multi-dialect support: One syntax to rule them all (SQL & NoSQL).
• Simplicity: Focused specifically on building filter expressions (the WHERE clause logic), not managing connections or migrations.

[!WARNING] Security Notice: Phrase is designed for internal logic and programmatic query generation. It does not perform extensive escaping or sanitization. It is not intended to process raw, untrusted user input from public-facing forms without additional security layers.

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🛠 Supported Dialects

Phrase currently compiles expressions for:

• SQL
• • Generic (from phrase.dialects.sql import F);
• • SQLite (from phrase.dialect.sql.sqlite import F)
• • PostgreSQL (from phrase.dialect.sql.postgres import F)
• • MySQL / MariaDB (from phrase.dialect.sql.mysql import F)
• • Microsoft SQL Server (MSSQL) (from phrase.dialect.sql.mssql import F)
• • QGIS (Expression strings) (from phrase.dialect.sql.qgis import F)
• MongoDB (from phrase.dialect.mongodb import F)

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📖 Usage Examples

The core of the library is the F (Field) expression.

Basic Comparison

from pyphrase.dialect.<your-dialect-here> import F

# Simple equality
expr = F("age") >= 18

Complex Logic

You can combine expressions using standard Python operators:

• & for AND
• | for OR
• ~ for NOT

expr = (F("status") == "active") & (F("price") < 1000) | (F("category") == None)

🏗 Compiling to Results

Because different dialects return different types (Strings for SQL, Dictionaries for MongoDB), the output method depends on the target.

1. SQL Dialects

For SQL-based engines, simply casting the compiled expression to a string gives you the result. Python

>> > from pyphrase.dialect.sql import F
>> >  # expr ... see above
>> > str(expr)
>> > '(("status" = \'active\') AND ("price" < 1000)) OR ("category" IS NULL)'

2. MongoDB

Since MongoDB filters are represented as BSON (Python dictionaries), use the .compile() method directly. Python

>> > from pyphrase.dialect.mongodb import F
>>> # expr ... see above
>>> expr.compile()
>>> {'$or': [{'$and': [{'status': 'active'}, {'price': {'$lt': 1000}}]}, {'category': None}]}

🧪 Installation

pip install pyphrase

Note: Requires Python 3.14+

⚖️ License

MIT License. See LICENSE for details.