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diff --git a/lib/sqlalchemy/engine/base.py b/lib/sqlalchemy/engine/base.py
index 98d06a792..6886adee8 100644
--- a/lib/sqlalchemy/engine/base.py
+++ b/lib/sqlalchemy/engine/base.py
@@ -628,6 +628,16 @@ class Compiled(object):
self.string = self.process(self.statement)
+ @property
+ def sql_compiler(self):
+ """Return a Compiled that is capable of processing SQL expressions.
+
+ If this compiler is one, it would likely just return 'self'.
+
+ """
+
+ raise NotImplementedError()
+
def process(self, obj, **kwargs):
return obj._compiler_dispatch(self, **kwargs)