code: def connectDb(engine   = dbeng,
                user     = dbuser,
                password = dbpwd,
                host     = dbhost,
                port     = dbport,
                database = dbname,
                params   = "?charset=utf8&use_unicode=1",
                echoopt  = False):
      
      return create_engine('%s://%s:%s@%s:%s/%s%s' % (engine, user, password, host, port, database, params), echo=echoopt)
docs: Connect to database utility function.
  
      Uses SQLAlchemy ORM library.
  
      Useful when using schema modules in MambuPy