{"categories":[{"label":"Database","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/database/2"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"dataset simplifies reading and writing data to databases by wrapping SQLAlchemy with a JSON-like interface, letting you treat database tables as Python dictionaries.","skillfed_tags":["etl","sqlalchemy-wrapper","rapid-prototyping"],"use_cases":["Quick data loading and ETL scripts where you need to read CSV or JSON into a database without defining schemas upfront.","Prototyping applications that need persistent storage but don't justify a full ORM setup.","Ad-hoc database queries and reporting from Python scripts without writing SQL or model classes.","Building simple data pipelines where you insert, update, and query rows as dictionaries.","Learning database programming in Python without the complexity of SQLAlchemy's declarative syntax."],"what_it_does":"dataset is a lightweight toolkit that abstracts away SQLAlchemy boilerplate, letting you interact with relational databases using simple Python dictionaries and lists instead of ORM models or raw SQL. It sits between raw database drivers and full ORMs, targeting developers who want database persistence without ceremony\u2014reading and writing rows feels like working with JSON files.\n\nThe package wraps sqlalchemy as its core dependency, plus alembic for schema migrations. It supports Python 3.9 through 3.13 and has been maintained continuously since 2013, with active development reflected in recent commits. As of version 1.0, data export features were extracted into a separate package, so check whether you need that functionality separately.","worth_installing":"Yes. dataset is production-stable (Development Status 5), actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, and carries a permissive MIT license. Install it if you want to trade some ORM features for simplicity and speed of development\u2014it's well-suited for scripts, prototypes, and lightweight data applications. Not the right choice if you need complex relationships, validation, or advanced query optimization."},"id":"dataset","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/dataset","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/dataset.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/dataset/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-04-12","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"dataset","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Toolkit for Python-based database access."},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":2310301,"position":3148,"tier":"top_5000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"2.0.0"}