Installation#

SQLThunder is a flexible, high-level SQL client for Python that simplifies and accelerates interactions with SQLite, MySQL, and PostgreSQL databases. It uses SQLAlchemy under the hood, but exposes a cleaner, faster API with threading support and YAML-based configuration.

Requirements#

Python ≥ 3.9
SQLAlchemy
pandas
PyYAML
sqlparse
Database drivers (PyMySQL, psycopg2)

Install via pip#

pip install sqlthunder

This installs the core SQLThunder package with support for all core features.

Development install (editable + dev tools)#

git clone https://github.com/ilovetartimiel/SQLThunder
cd sqlthunder
pip install -e .[dev]

This will install SQLThunder in editable mode with test, linting, and formatting dependencies.

Verify your installation#

Check that the CLI is working:

sqlthunder --help

You should see the list of supported subcommands: query, insert, and execute.

Next Steps#