SQLAlchemy Debian notes ======================= The package does not depend on various low level database libraries, but it does suggest all the supported ones. Please install the ones you intend to use. For SQLite2: python-sqlite For SQLite3: python >=2.5 or python-pysqlite2 or python-pysqlite1.1 For PostgreSQL: python-psycopg2 python3-psycopg2 For MySQL: python-mysqldb python3-mysqldb For Firebird: python-fdb python3-fdb For Microsoft SQL Server: python-pymssql Documentation and examples can be found in the python-sqlalchemy-doc package in /usr/share/doc/python-sqlalchemy-doc.