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diff --git a/lib/sqlalchemy/sql/expression.py b/lib/sqlalchemy/sql/expression.py
index d184816ab..5235a696b 100644
--- a/lib/sqlalchemy/sql/expression.py
+++ b/lib/sqlalchemy/sql/expression.py
@@ -1269,10 +1269,13 @@ class ClauseElement(Visitable):
return engine
else:
return None
-
+
+ @util.deprecated("0.7", "Only SQL expressions which subclass :class:`.Executable` "
+ "may provide the :func:`.execute` method.")
def execute(self, *multiparams, **params):
- """Compile and execute this :class:`ClauseElement`."""
-
+ """Compile and execute this :class:`ClauseElement`.
+
+ """
e = self.bind
if e is None:
label = getattr(self, 'description', self.__class__.__name__)
@@ -1284,6 +1287,8 @@ class ClauseElement(Visitable):
raise exc.UnboundExecutionError(msg)
return e._execute_clauseelement(self, multiparams, params)
+ @util.deprecated("0.7", "Only SQL expressions which subclass :class:`.Executable` "
+ "may provide the :func:`.scalar` method.")
def scalar(self, *multiparams, **params):
"""Compile and execute this :class:`ClauseElement`, returning the
result's scalar representation.
@@ -2401,7 +2406,7 @@ class Executable(_Generative):
COMMIT will be invoked in order to provide its "autocommit" feature.
Typically, all INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE statements as well as
CREATE/DROP statements have autocommit behavior enabled; SELECT
- constructs do not. Use this option when invokving a SELECT or other
+ constructs do not. Use this option when invoking a SELECT or other
specific SQL construct where COMMIT is desired (typically when
calling stored procedures and such).
@@ -2436,6 +2441,27 @@ class Executable(_Generative):
"""
self._execution_options = self._execution_options.union(kw)
+ def execute(self, *multiparams, **params):
+ """Compile and execute this :class:`.Executable`."""
+
+ e = self.bind
+ if e is None:
+ label = getattr(self, 'description', self.__class__.__name__)
+ msg = ('This %s is not bound and does not support direct '
+ 'execution. Supply this statement to a Connection or '
+ 'Engine for execution. Or, assign a bind to the statement '
+ 'or the Metadata of its underlying tables to enable '
+ 'implicit execution via this method.' % label)
+ raise exc.UnboundExecutionError(msg)
+ return e._execute_clauseelement(self, multiparams, params)
+
+ def scalar(self, *multiparams, **params):
+ """Compile and execute this :class:`.Executable`, returning the
+ result's scalar representation.
+
+ """
+ return self.execute(*multiparams, **params).scalar()
+
# legacy, some outside users may be calling this
_Executable = Executable