Initialize SqlAlchemy database

def initialize_db(config):
    url = URL(
        config["driver"],
        config["username"],
        config["password"],
        config["hostname"],
        None,
        config["database"],
        {'charset': 'utf8'})

    # hack for sqlite databases
    url = str(url)
    engine = create_engine(url, encoding = config["encoding"], echo = config["echo"])
    return engine

def insert_into_database():
    db = initialize_db(settings.DATABASE_ENGINE)   
    db.echo = False 
    connection = db.connect()
    metadata = MetaData(db)


//Settings.py
//Add your credentials

DATABASE_ENGINE = {
    "driver": "",
    "hostname": "",
    "username": "",
    "password": "",
    "database": "",
    "encoding": "latin1",
    "echo": False
}