file based sqlite databases. This prevents errors on sqlite. This only 

    applies to sqlalchemy versions < 0.7.0

    """

    import sqlalchemy

    from sqlalchemy import engine_from_config as efc

    import logging

    if int(sqlalchemy.__version__.split('.')[1]) < 7:

        # This solution should work for sqlalchemy < 0.7.0, and should use

        # proxy=TimerProxy() for execution time profiling

        from sqlalchemy.pool import NullPool

        url = configuration[prefix + 'url']

        if url.startswith('sqlite'):

            kwargs.update({'poolclass': NullPool})

        return efc(configuration, prefix, **kwargs)

    else:

        import time

        from sqlalchemy import event

        from sqlalchemy.engine import Engine

        BLACK, RED, GREEN, YELLOW, BLUE, MAGENTA, CYAN, WHITE = xrange(30, 38)

        engine = efc(configuration, prefix, **kwargs)

        def color_sql(sql):

            COLOR_SEQ = "\033[1;%dm"

            COLOR_SQL = YELLOW

            normal = '\x1b[0m'

            return ''.join([COLOR_SEQ % COLOR_SQL, sql, normal])

        if configuration['debug']:

            #attach events only for debug configuration

            def before_cursor_execute(conn, cursor, statement,

                                    parameters, context, executemany):

                context._query_start_time = time.time()

                log.info(color_sql(">>>>> STARTING QUERY >>>>>"))

            def after_cursor_execute(conn, cursor, statement,

                                    parameters, context, executemany):

                total = time.time() - context._query_start_time

                log.info(color_sql("<<<<< TOTAL TIME: %f <<<<<" % total))

            event.listen(engine, "before_cursor_execute",