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2Querying Data, Loading Objects
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5The following sections refer to techniques for emitting SELECT statements within
6an ORM context.  This involves primarily statements that return instances of
7ORM mapped objects, but also involves calling forms that deliver individual
8column or groups of columns as well.
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10For an introduction to querying with the SQLAlchemy ORM, one of the
11following tutorials should be consulted:
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13* :doc:`/tutorial/index` - for :term:`2.0 style` usage
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15* :doc:`/orm/tutorial` - for :term:`1.x style` usage.
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17As SQLAlchemy 1.4 represents a transition from 1.x to 2.0 style, the below
18sections are currently mixed as far as which style they are using.
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20.. toctree::
21    :maxdepth: 3
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23    queryguide
24    loading_columns
25    loading_relationships
26    inheritance_loading
27    constructors
28    query
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