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What is GQLAlchemy and which graph databases does it support?

What is GQLAlchemy and is it limited only to Memgraph or can it be used with other graph databases?

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  • GQLAlchemy is a fully open-source Python library that aims to be the go-to Object Graph Mapper (OGM) -- a link between Graph Database objects and Python objects. GQLAlchemy supports Memgraph and Neo4j.

    An Object Graph Mapper or OGM provides a developer-friendly workflow that allows for writing object-oriented notation to communicate to a graph database. Instead of writing Cypher queries, you will be able to write object-oriented code, which the OGM will automatically translate into Cypher queries.

    Some of the GQLAlchemy features are:

    • OGM Serialization and deserialization
    • Automatic schema validation
    • On-disk storage
    • Custom data loaders
    • Query builder
    • Manage streams
    • Manage database triggers
    • Manage Memgraph instances

    As said, GQLAlchemy supports Memgraph and Neo4j but on-disk storage feature only works with Memgraph. Neo4j is not supported.