In any web application, it is important to be able to search the database for records based on certain criteria. In this recipe, we will go through how to implement basic SQL-based searching in SQLAlchemy. The same principle can be used to search any other database system.
Implementing SQL-based searching
Getting ready
We have been implementing some level of search in our catalog application from the beginning. Whenever we show the product page, we search for a specific product using its ID. We will now take it to a slightly more advanced level and search on the basis of name and category.
