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+# ext/hybrid.py
+# Copyright (C) 2005-2026 the SQLAlchemy authors and contributors
+# <see AUTHORS file>
+#
+# This module is part of SQLAlchemy and is released under
+# the MIT License: https://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php
+
+r"""Define attributes on ORM-mapped classes that have "hybrid" behavior.
+
+"hybrid" means the attribute has distinct behaviors defined at the
+class level and at the instance level.
+
+The :mod:`~sqlalchemy.ext.hybrid` extension provides a special form of
+method decorator and has minimal dependencies on the rest of SQLAlchemy.
+Its basic theory of operation can work with any descriptor-based expression
+system.
+
+Consider a mapping ``Interval``, representing integer ``start`` and ``end``
+values. We can define higher level functions on mapped classes that produce SQL
+expressions at the class level, and Python expression evaluation at the
+instance level.  Below, each function decorated with :class:`.hybrid_method` or
+:class:`.hybrid_property` may receive ``self`` as an instance of the class, or
+may receive the class directly, depending on context::
+
+    from __future__ import annotations
+
+    from sqlalchemy.ext.hybrid import hybrid_method
+    from sqlalchemy.ext.hybrid import hybrid_property
+    from sqlalchemy.orm import DeclarativeBase
+    from sqlalchemy.orm import Mapped
+    from sqlalchemy.orm import mapped_column
+
+
+    class Base(DeclarativeBase):
+        pass
+
+
+    class Interval(Base):
+        __tablename__ = "interval"
+
+        id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(primary_key=True)
+        start: Mapped[int]
+        end: Mapped[int]
+
+        def __init__(self, start: int, end: int):
+            self.start = start
+            self.end = end
+
+        @hybrid_property
+        def length(self) -> int:
+            return self.end - self.start
+
+        @hybrid_method
+        def contains(self, point: int) -> bool:
+            return (self.start <= point) & (point <= self.end)
+
+        @hybrid_method
+        def intersects(self, other: Interval) -> bool:
+            return self.contains(other.start) | self.contains(other.end)
+
+Above, the ``length`` property returns the difference between the
+``end`` and ``start`` attributes.  With an instance of ``Interval``,
+this subtraction occurs in Python, using normal Python descriptor
+mechanics::
+
+    >>> i1 = Interval(5, 10)
+    >>> i1.length
+    5
+
+When dealing with the ``Interval`` class itself, the :class:`.hybrid_property`
+descriptor evaluates the function body given the ``Interval`` class as
+the argument, which when evaluated with SQLAlchemy expression mechanics
+returns a new SQL expression:
+
+.. sourcecode:: pycon+sql
+
+    >>> from sqlalchemy import select
+    >>> print(select(Interval.length))
+    {printsql}SELECT interval."end" - interval.start AS length
+    FROM interval{stop}
+
+
+    >>> print(select(Interval).filter(Interval.length > 10))
+    {printsql}SELECT interval.id, interval.start, interval."end"
+    FROM interval
+    WHERE interval."end" - interval.start > :param_1
+
+Filtering methods such as :meth:`.Select.filter_by` are supported
+with hybrid attributes as well:
+
+.. sourcecode:: pycon+sql
+
+    >>> print(select(Interval).filter_by(length=5))
+    {printsql}SELECT interval.id, interval.start, interval."end"
+    FROM interval
+    WHERE interval."end" - interval.start = :param_1
+
+The ``Interval`` class example also illustrates two methods,
+``contains()`` and ``intersects()``, decorated with
+:class:`.hybrid_method`. This decorator applies the same idea to
+methods that :class:`.hybrid_property` applies to attributes.   The
+methods return boolean values, and take advantage of the Python ``|``
+and ``&`` bitwise operators to produce equivalent instance-level and
+SQL expression-level boolean behavior:
+
+.. sourcecode:: pycon+sql
+
+    >>> i1.contains(6)
+    True
+    >>> i1.contains(15)
+    False
+    >>> i1.intersects(Interval(7, 18))
+    True
+    >>> i1.intersects(Interval(25, 29))
+    False
+
+    >>> print(select(Interval).filter(Interval.contains(15)))
+    {printsql}SELECT interval.id, interval.start, interval."end"
+    FROM interval
+    WHERE interval.start <= :start_1 AND interval."end" > :end_1{stop}
+
+    >>> ia = aliased(Interval)
+    >>> print(select(Interval, ia).filter(Interval.intersects(ia)))
+    {printsql}SELECT interval.id, interval.start,
+    interval."end", interval_1.id AS interval_1_id,
+    interval_1.start AS interval_1_start, interval_1."end" AS interval_1_end
+    FROM interval, interval AS interval_1
+    WHERE interval.start <= interval_1.start
+        AND interval."end" > interval_1.start
+        OR interval.start <= interval_1."end"
+        AND interval."end" > interval_1."end"{stop}
+
+.. _hybrid_distinct_expression:
+
+Defining Expression Behavior Distinct from Attribute Behavior
+--------------------------------------------------------------
+
+In the previous section, our usage of the ``&`` and ``|`` bitwise operators
+within the ``Interval.contains`` and ``Interval.intersects`` methods was
+fortunate, considering our functions operated on two boolean values to return a
+new one. In many cases, the construction of an in-Python function and a
+SQLAlchemy SQL expression have enough differences that two separate Python
+expressions should be defined. The :mod:`~sqlalchemy.ext.hybrid` decorator
+defines a **modifier** :meth:`.hybrid_property.expression` for this purpose. As an
+example we'll define the radius of the interval, which requires the usage of
+the absolute value function::
+
+    from sqlalchemy import ColumnElement
+    from sqlalchemy import Float
+    from sqlalchemy import func
+    from sqlalchemy import type_coerce
+
+
+    class Interval(Base):
+        # ...
+
+        @hybrid_property
+        def radius(self) -> float:
+            return abs(self.length) / 2
+
+        @radius.inplace.expression
+        @classmethod
+        def _radius_expression(cls) -> ColumnElement[float]:
+            return type_coerce(func.abs(cls.length) / 2, Float)
+
+In the above example, the :class:`.hybrid_property` first assigned to the
+name ``Interval.radius`` is amended by a subsequent method called
+``Interval._radius_expression``, using the decorator
+``@radius.inplace.expression``, which chains together two modifiers
+:attr:`.hybrid_property.inplace` and :attr:`.hybrid_property.expression`.
+The use of :attr:`.hybrid_property.inplace` indicates that the
+:meth:`.hybrid_property.expression` modifier should mutate the
+existing hybrid object at ``Interval.radius`` in place, without creating a
+new object.   Notes on this modifier and its
+rationale are discussed in the next section :ref:`hybrid_pep484_naming`.
+The use of ``@classmethod`` is optional, and is strictly to give typing
+tools a hint that ``cls`` in this case is expected to be the ``Interval``
+class, and not an instance of ``Interval``.
+
+.. note:: :attr:`.hybrid_property.inplace` as well as the use of ``@classmethod``
+   for proper typing support are available as of SQLAlchemy 2.0.4, and will
+   not work in earlier versions.
+
+With ``Interval.radius`` now including an expression element, the SQL
+function ``ABS()`` is returned when accessing ``Interval.radius``
+at the class level:
+
+.. sourcecode:: pycon+sql
+
+    >>> from sqlalchemy import select
+    >>> print(select(Interval).filter(Interval.radius > 5))
+    {printsql}SELECT interval.id, interval.start, interval."end"
+    FROM interval
+    WHERE abs(interval."end" - interval.start) / :abs_1 > :param_1
+
+
+.. _hybrid_pep484_naming:
+
+Using ``inplace`` to create pep-484 compliant hybrid properties
+---------------------------------------------------------------
+
+In the previous section, a :class:`.hybrid_property` decorator is illustrated
+which includes two separate method-level functions being decorated, both
+to produce a single object attribute referenced as ``Interval.radius``.
+There are actually several different modifiers we can use for
+:class:`.hybrid_property` including :meth:`.hybrid_property.expression`,
+:meth:`.hybrid_property.setter` and :meth:`.hybrid_property.update_expression`.
+
+SQLAlchemy's :class:`.hybrid_property` decorator intends that adding on these
+methods may be done in the identical manner as Python's built-in
+``@property`` decorator, where idiomatic use is to continue to redefine the
+attribute repeatedly, using the **same attribute name** each time, as in the
+example below that illustrates the use of :meth:`.hybrid_property.setter` and
+:meth:`.hybrid_property.expression` for the ``Interval.radius`` descriptor::
+
+    # correct use, however is not accepted by pep-484 tooling
+
+
+    class Interval(Base):
+        # ...
+
+        @hybrid_property
+        def radius(self):
+            return abs(self.length) / 2
+
+        @radius.setter
+        def radius(self, value):
+            self.length = value * 2
+
+        @radius.expression
+        def radius(cls):
+            return type_coerce(func.abs(cls.length) / 2, Float)
+
+Above, there are three ``Interval.radius`` methods, but as each are decorated,
+first by the :class:`.hybrid_property` decorator and then by the
+``@radius`` name itself, the end effect is that ``Interval.radius`` is
+a single attribute with three different functions contained within it.
+This style of use is taken from `Python's documented use of @property
+<https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#property>`_.
+It is important to note that the way both ``@property`` as well as
+:class:`.hybrid_property` work, a **copy of the descriptor is made each time**.
+That is, each call to ``@radius.expression``, ``@radius.setter`` etc.
+make a new object entirely.  This allows the attribute to be re-defined in
+subclasses without issue (see :ref:`hybrid_reuse_subclass` later in this
+section for how this is used).
+
+However, the above approach is not compatible with typing tools such as
+mypy and pyright.  Python's own ``@property`` decorator does not have this
+limitation only because
+`these tools hardcode the behavior of @property
+<https://github.com/python/typing/discussions/1102>`_, meaning this syntax
+is not available to SQLAlchemy under :pep:`484` compliance.
+
+In order to produce a reasonable syntax while remaining typing compliant,
+the :attr:`.hybrid_property.inplace` decorator allows the same
+decorator to be reused with different method names, while still producing
+a single decorator under one name::
+
+    # correct use which is also accepted by pep-484 tooling
+
+
+    class Interval(Base):
+        # ...
+
+        @hybrid_property
+        def radius(self) -> float:
+            return abs(self.length) / 2
+
+        @radius.inplace.setter
+        def _radius_setter(self, value: float) -> None:
+            # for example only
+            self.length = value * 2
+
+        @radius.inplace.expression
+        @classmethod
+        def _radius_expression(cls) -> ColumnElement[float]:
+            return type_coerce(func.abs(cls.length) / 2, Float)
+
+Using :attr:`.hybrid_property.inplace` further qualifies the use of the
+decorator that a new copy should not be made, thereby maintaining the
+``Interval.radius`` name while allowing additional methods
+``Interval._radius_setter`` and ``Interval._radius_expression`` to be
+differently named.
+
+
+.. versionadded:: 2.0.4 Added :attr:`.hybrid_property.inplace` to allow
+   less verbose construction of composite :class:`.hybrid_property` objects
+   while not having to use repeated method names.   Additionally allowed the
+   use of ``@classmethod`` within :attr:`.hybrid_property.expression`,
+   :attr:`.hybrid_property.update_expression`, and
+   :attr:`.hybrid_property.comparator` to allow typing tools to identify
+   ``cls`` as a class and not an instance in the method signature.
+
+
+Defining Setters
+----------------
+
+The :meth:`.hybrid_property.setter` modifier allows the construction of a
+custom setter method, that can modify values on the object::
+
+    class Interval(Base):
+        # ...
+
+        @hybrid_property
+        def length(self) -> int:
+            return self.end - self.start
+
+        @length.inplace.setter
+        def _length_setter(self, value: int) -> None:
+            self.end = self.start + value
+
+The ``length(self, value)`` method is now called upon set::
+
+    >>> i1 = Interval(5, 10)
+    >>> i1.length
+    5
+    >>> i1.length = 12
+    >>> i1.end
+    17
+
+.. _hybrid_bulk_update:
+
+Allowing Bulk ORM Update
+------------------------
+
+A hybrid can define a custom "UPDATE" handler for when using
+ORM-enabled updates, allowing the hybrid to be used in the
+SET clause of the update.
+
+Normally, when using a hybrid with :func:`_sql.update`, the SQL
+expression is used as the column that's the target of the SET.  If our
+``Interval`` class had a hybrid ``start_point`` that linked to
+``Interval.start``, this could be substituted directly::
+
+    from sqlalchemy import update
+
+    stmt = update(Interval).values({Interval.start_point: 10})
+
+However, when using a composite hybrid like ``Interval.length``, this
+hybrid represents more than one column.   We can set up a handler that will
+accommodate a value passed in the VALUES expression which can affect
+this, using the :meth:`.hybrid_property.update_expression` decorator.
+A handler that works similarly to our setter would be::
+
+    from typing import List, Tuple, Any
+
+
+    class Interval(Base):
+        # ...
+
+        @hybrid_property
+        def length(self) -> int:
+            return self.end - self.start
+
+        @length.inplace.setter
+        def _length_setter(self, value: int) -> None:
+            self.end = self.start + value
+
+        @length.inplace.update_expression
+        def _length_update_expression(
+            cls, value: Any
+        ) -> List[Tuple[Any, Any]]:
+            return [(cls.end, cls.start + value)]
+
+Above, if we use ``Interval.length`` in an UPDATE expression, we get
+a hybrid SET expression:
+
+.. sourcecode:: pycon+sql
+
+
+    >>> from sqlalchemy import update
+    >>> print(update(Interval).values({Interval.length: 25}))
+    {printsql}UPDATE interval SET "end"=(interval.start + :start_1)
+
+This SET expression is accommodated by the ORM automatically.
+
+.. seealso::
+
+    :ref:`orm_expression_update_delete` - includes background on ORM-enabled
+    UPDATE statements
+
+
+Working with Relationships
+--------------------------
+
+There's no essential difference when creating hybrids that work with
+related objects as opposed to column-based data. The need for distinct
+expressions tends to be greater.  The two variants we'll illustrate
+are the "join-dependent" hybrid, and the "correlated subquery" hybrid.
+
+Join-Dependent Relationship Hybrid
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+Consider the following declarative
+mapping which relates a ``User`` to a ``SavingsAccount``::
+
+    from __future__ import annotations
+
+    from decimal import Decimal
+    from typing import cast
+    from typing import List
+    from typing import Optional
+
+    from sqlalchemy import ForeignKey
+    from sqlalchemy import Numeric
+    from sqlalchemy import String
+    from sqlalchemy import SQLColumnExpression
+    from sqlalchemy.ext.hybrid import hybrid_property
+    from sqlalchemy.orm import DeclarativeBase
+    from sqlalchemy.orm import Mapped
+    from sqlalchemy.orm import mapped_column
+    from sqlalchemy.orm import relationship
+
+
+    class Base(DeclarativeBase):
+        pass
+
+
+    class SavingsAccount(Base):
+        __tablename__ = "account"
+        id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(primary_key=True)
+        user_id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(ForeignKey("user.id"))
+        balance: Mapped[Decimal] = mapped_column(Numeric(15, 5))
+
+        owner: Mapped[User] = relationship(back_populates="accounts")
+
+
+    class User(Base):
+        __tablename__ = "user"
+        id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(primary_key=True)
+        name: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(100))
+
+        accounts: Mapped[List[SavingsAccount]] = relationship(
+            back_populates="owner", lazy="selectin"
+        )
+
+        @hybrid_property
+        def balance(self) -> Optional[Decimal]:
+            if self.accounts:
+                return self.accounts[0].balance
+            else:
+                return None
+
+        @balance.inplace.setter
+        def _balance_setter(self, value: Optional[Decimal]) -> None:
+            assert value is not None
+
+            if not self.accounts:
+                account = SavingsAccount(owner=self)
+            else:
+                account = self.accounts[0]
+            account.balance = value
+
+        @balance.inplace.expression
+        @classmethod
+        def _balance_expression(cls) -> SQLColumnExpression[Optional[Decimal]]:
+            return cast(
+                "SQLColumnExpression[Optional[Decimal]]",
+                SavingsAccount.balance,
+            )
+
+The above hybrid property ``balance`` works with the first
+``SavingsAccount`` entry in the list of accounts for this user.   The
+in-Python getter/setter methods can treat ``accounts`` as a Python
+list available on ``self``.
+
+.. tip:: The ``User.balance`` getter in the above example accesses the
+   ``self.accounts`` collection, which will normally be loaded via the
+   :func:`.selectinload` loader strategy configured on the ``User.balance``
+   :func:`_orm.relationship`. The default loader strategy when not otherwise
+   stated on :func:`_orm.relationship` is :func:`.lazyload`, which emits SQL on
+   demand. When using asyncio, on-demand loaders such as :func:`.lazyload` are
+   not supported, so care should be taken to ensure the ``self.accounts``
+   collection is accessible to this hybrid accessor when using asyncio.
+
+At the expression level, it's expected that the ``User`` class will
+be used in an appropriate context such that an appropriate join to
+``SavingsAccount`` will be present:
+
+.. sourcecode:: pycon+sql
+
+    >>> from sqlalchemy import select
+    >>> print(
+    ...     select(User, User.balance)
+    ...     .join(User.accounts)
+    ...     .filter(User.balance > 5000)
+    ... )
+    {printsql}SELECT "user".id AS user_id, "user".name AS user_name,
+    account.balance AS account_balance
+    FROM "user" JOIN account ON "user".id = account.user_id
+    WHERE account.balance > :balance_1
+
+Note however, that while the instance level accessors need to worry
+about whether ``self.accounts`` is even present, this issue expresses
+itself differently at the SQL expression level, where we basically
+would use an outer join:
+
+.. sourcecode:: pycon+sql
+
+    >>> from sqlalchemy import select
+    >>> from sqlalchemy import or_
+    >>> print(
+    ...     select(User, User.balance)
+    ...     .outerjoin(User.accounts)
+    ...     .filter(or_(User.balance < 5000, User.balance == None))
+    ... )
+    {printsql}SELECT "user".id AS user_id, "user".name AS user_name,
+    account.balance AS account_balance
+    FROM "user" LEFT OUTER JOIN account ON "user".id = account.user_id
+    WHERE account.balance <  :balance_1 OR account.balance IS NULL
+
+Correlated Subquery Relationship Hybrid
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+We can, of course, forego being dependent on the enclosing query's usage
+of joins in favor of the correlated subquery, which can portably be packed
+into a single column expression. A correlated subquery is more portable, but
+often performs more poorly at the SQL level. Using the same technique
+illustrated at :ref:`mapper_column_property_sql_expressions`,
+we can adjust our ``SavingsAccount`` example to aggregate the balances for
+*all* accounts, and use a correlated subquery for the column expression::
+
+    from __future__ import annotations
+
+    from decimal import Decimal
+    from typing import List
+
+    from sqlalchemy import ForeignKey
+    from sqlalchemy import func
+    from sqlalchemy import Numeric
+    from sqlalchemy import select
+    from sqlalchemy import SQLColumnExpression
+    from sqlalchemy import String
+    from sqlalchemy.ext.hybrid import hybrid_property
+    from sqlalchemy.orm import DeclarativeBase
+    from sqlalchemy.orm import Mapped
+    from sqlalchemy.orm import mapped_column
+    from sqlalchemy.orm import relationship
+
+
+    class Base(DeclarativeBase):
+        pass
+
+
+    class SavingsAccount(Base):
+        __tablename__ = "account"
+        id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(primary_key=True)
+        user_id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(ForeignKey("user.id"))
+        balance: Mapped[Decimal] = mapped_column(Numeric(15, 5))
+
+        owner: Mapped[User] = relationship(back_populates="accounts")
+
+
+    class User(Base):
+        __tablename__ = "user"
+        id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(primary_key=True)
+        name: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(100))
+
+        accounts: Mapped[List[SavingsAccount]] = relationship(
+            back_populates="owner", lazy="selectin"
+        )
+
+        @hybrid_property
+        def balance(self) -> Decimal:
+            return sum(
+                (acc.balance for acc in self.accounts), start=Decimal("0")
+            )
+
+        @balance.inplace.expression
+        @classmethod
+        def _balance_expression(cls) -> SQLColumnExpression[Decimal]:
+            return (
+                select(func.sum(SavingsAccount.balance))
+                .where(SavingsAccount.user_id == cls.id)
+                .label("total_balance")
+            )
+
+The above recipe will give us the ``balance`` column which renders
+a correlated SELECT:
+
+.. sourcecode:: pycon+sql
+
+    >>> from sqlalchemy import select
+    >>> print(select(User).filter(User.balance > 400))
+    {printsql}SELECT "user".id, "user".name
+    FROM "user"
+    WHERE (
+        SELECT sum(account.balance) AS sum_1 FROM account
+        WHERE account.user_id = "user".id
+    ) > :param_1
+
+
+.. _hybrid_custom_comparators:
+
+Building Custom Comparators
+---------------------------
+
+The hybrid property also includes a helper that allows construction of
+custom comparators. A comparator object allows one to customize the
+behavior of each SQLAlchemy expression operator individually.  They
+are useful when creating custom types that have some highly
+idiosyncratic behavior on the SQL side.
+
+.. note::  The :meth:`.hybrid_property.comparator` decorator introduced
+   in this section **replaces** the use of the
+   :meth:`.hybrid_property.expression` decorator.
+   They cannot be used together.
+
+The example class below allows case-insensitive comparisons on the attribute
+named ``word_insensitive``::
+
+    from __future__ import annotations
+
+    from typing import Any
+
+    from sqlalchemy import ColumnElement
+    from sqlalchemy import func
+    from sqlalchemy.ext.hybrid import Comparator
+    from sqlalchemy.ext.hybrid import hybrid_property
+    from sqlalchemy.orm import DeclarativeBase
+    from sqlalchemy.orm import Mapped
+    from sqlalchemy.orm import mapped_column
+
+
+    class Base(DeclarativeBase):
+        pass
+
+
+    class CaseInsensitiveComparator(Comparator[str]):
+        def __eq__(self, other: Any) -> ColumnElement[bool]:  # type: ignore[override]  # noqa: E501
+            return func.lower(self.__clause_element__()) == func.lower(other)
+
+
+    class SearchWord(Base):
+        __tablename__ = "searchword"
+
+        id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(primary_key=True)
+        word: Mapped[str]
+
+        @hybrid_property
+        def word_insensitive(self) -> str:
+            return self.word.lower()
+
+        @word_insensitive.inplace.comparator
+        @classmethod
+        def _word_insensitive_comparator(cls) -> CaseInsensitiveComparator:
+            return CaseInsensitiveComparator(cls.word)
+
+Above, SQL expressions against ``word_insensitive`` will apply the ``LOWER()``
+SQL function to both sides:
+
+.. sourcecode:: pycon+sql
+
+    >>> from sqlalchemy import select
+    >>> print(select(SearchWord).filter_by(word_insensitive="Trucks"))
+    {printsql}SELECT searchword.id, searchword.word
+    FROM searchword
+    WHERE lower(searchword.word) = lower(:lower_1)
+
+
+The ``CaseInsensitiveComparator`` above implements part of the
+:class:`.ColumnOperators` interface.   A "coercion" operation like
+lowercasing can be applied to all comparison operations (i.e. ``eq``,
+``lt``, ``gt``, etc.) using :meth:`.Operators.operate`::
+
+    class CaseInsensitiveComparator(Comparator):
+        def operate(self, op, other, **kwargs):
+            return op(
+                func.lower(self.__clause_element__()),
+                func.lower(other),
+                **kwargs,
+            )
+
+.. _hybrid_reuse_subclass:
+
+Reusing Hybrid Properties across Subclasses
+-------------------------------------------
+
+A hybrid can be referred to from a superclass, to allow modifying
+methods like :meth:`.hybrid_property.getter`, :meth:`.hybrid_property.setter`
+to be used to redefine those methods on a subclass.  This is similar to
+how the standard Python ``@property`` object works::
+
+    class FirstNameOnly(Base):
+        # ...
+
+        first_name: Mapped[str]
+
+        @hybrid_property
+        def name(self) -> str:
+            return self.first_name
+
+        @name.inplace.setter
+        def _name_setter(self, value: str) -> None:
+            self.first_name = value
+
+
+    class FirstNameLastName(FirstNameOnly):
+        # ...
+
+        last_name: Mapped[str]
+
+        # 'inplace' is not used here; calling getter creates a copy
+        # of FirstNameOnly.name that is local to FirstNameLastName
+        @FirstNameOnly.name.getter
+        def name(self) -> str:
+            return self.first_name + " " + self.last_name
+
+        @name.inplace.setter
+        def _name_setter(self, value: str) -> None:
+            self.first_name, self.last_name = value.split(" ", 1)
+
+Above, the ``FirstNameLastName`` class refers to the hybrid from
+``FirstNameOnly.name`` to repurpose its getter and setter for the subclass.
+
+When overriding :meth:`.hybrid_property.expression` and
+:meth:`.hybrid_property.comparator` alone as the first reference to the
+superclass, these names conflict with the same-named accessors on the class-
+level :class:`.QueryableAttribute` object returned at the class level.  To
+override these methods when referring directly to the parent class descriptor,
+add the special qualifier :attr:`.hybrid_property.overrides`, which will de-
+reference the instrumented attribute back to the hybrid object::
+
+    class FirstNameLastName(FirstNameOnly):
+        # ...
+
+        last_name: Mapped[str]
+
+        @FirstNameOnly.name.overrides.expression
+        @classmethod
+        def name(cls):
+            return func.concat(cls.first_name, " ", cls.last_name)
+
+Hybrid Value Objects
+--------------------
+
+Note in our previous example, if we were to compare the ``word_insensitive``
+attribute of a ``SearchWord`` instance to a plain Python string, the plain
+Python string would not be coerced to lower case - the
+``CaseInsensitiveComparator`` we built, being returned by
+``@word_insensitive.comparator``, only applies to the SQL side.
+
+A more comprehensive form of the custom comparator is to construct a *Hybrid
+Value Object*. This technique applies the target value or expression to a value
+object which is then returned by the accessor in all cases.   The value object
+allows control of all operations upon the value as well as how compared values
+are treated, both on the SQL expression side as well as the Python value side.
+Replacing the previous ``CaseInsensitiveComparator`` class with a new
+``CaseInsensitiveWord`` class::
+
+    class CaseInsensitiveWord(Comparator):
+        "Hybrid value representing a lower case representation of a word."
+
+        def __init__(self, word):
+            if isinstance(word, basestring):
+                self.word = word.lower()
+            elif isinstance(word, CaseInsensitiveWord):
+                self.word = word.word
+            else:
+                self.word = func.lower(word)
+
+        def operate(self, op, other, **kwargs):
+            if not isinstance(other, CaseInsensitiveWord):
+                other = CaseInsensitiveWord(other)
+            return op(self.word, other.word, **kwargs)
+
+        def __clause_element__(self):
+            return self.word
+
+        def __str__(self):
+            return self.word
+
+        key = "word"
+        "Label to apply to Query tuple results"
+
+Above, the ``CaseInsensitiveWord`` object represents ``self.word``, which may
+be a SQL function, or may be a Python native.   By overriding ``operate()`` and
+``__clause_element__()`` to work in terms of ``self.word``, all comparison
+operations will work against the "converted" form of ``word``, whether it be
+SQL side or Python side. Our ``SearchWord`` class can now deliver the
+``CaseInsensitiveWord`` object unconditionally from a single hybrid call::
+
+    class SearchWord(Base):
+        __tablename__ = "searchword"
+        id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(primary_key=True)
+        word: Mapped[str]
+
+        @hybrid_property
+        def word_insensitive(self) -> CaseInsensitiveWord:
+            return CaseInsensitiveWord(self.word)
+
+The ``word_insensitive`` attribute now has case-insensitive comparison behavior
+universally, including SQL expression vs. Python expression (note the Python
+value is converted to lower case on the Python side here):
+
+.. sourcecode:: pycon+sql
+
+    >>> print(select(SearchWord).filter_by(word_insensitive="Trucks"))
+    {printsql}SELECT searchword.id AS searchword_id, searchword.word AS searchword_word
+    FROM searchword
+    WHERE lower(searchword.word) = :lower_1
+
+SQL expression versus SQL expression:
+
+.. sourcecode:: pycon+sql
+
+    >>> from sqlalchemy.orm import aliased
+    >>> sw1 = aliased(SearchWord)
+    >>> sw2 = aliased(SearchWord)
+    >>> print(
+    ...     select(sw1.word_insensitive, sw2.word_insensitive).filter(
+    ...         sw1.word_insensitive > sw2.word_insensitive
+    ...     )
+    ... )
+    {printsql}SELECT lower(searchword_1.word) AS lower_1,
+    lower(searchword_2.word) AS lower_2
+    FROM searchword AS searchword_1, searchword AS searchword_2
+    WHERE lower(searchword_1.word) > lower(searchword_2.word)
+
+Python only expression::
+
+    >>> ws1 = SearchWord(word="SomeWord")
+    >>> ws1.word_insensitive == "sOmEwOrD"
+    True
+    >>> ws1.word_insensitive == "XOmEwOrX"
+    False
+    >>> print(ws1.word_insensitive)
+    someword
+
+The Hybrid Value pattern is very useful for any kind of value that may have
+multiple representations, such as timestamps, time deltas, units of
+measurement, currencies and encrypted passwords.
+
+.. seealso::
+
+    `Hybrids and Value Agnostic Types
+    <https://techspot.zzzeek.org/2011/10/21/hybrids-and-value-agnostic-types/>`_
+    - on the techspot.zzzeek.org blog
+
+    `Value Agnostic Types, Part II
+    <https://techspot.zzzeek.org/2011/10/29/value-agnostic-types-part-ii/>`_ -
+    on the techspot.zzzeek.org blog
+
+
+"""  # noqa
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import Any
+from typing import Callable
+from typing import cast
+from typing import Generic
+from typing import List
+from typing import Optional
+from typing import overload
+from typing import Sequence
+from typing import Tuple
+from typing import Type
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+from typing import TypeVar
+from typing import Union
+
+from .. import util
+from ..orm import attributes
+from ..orm import InspectionAttrExtensionType
+from ..orm import interfaces
+from ..orm import ORMDescriptor
+from ..orm.attributes import QueryableAttribute
+from ..sql import roles
+from ..sql._typing import is_has_clause_element
+from ..sql.elements import ColumnElement
+from ..sql.elements import SQLCoreOperations
+from ..util.typing import Concatenate
+from ..util.typing import Literal
+from ..util.typing import ParamSpec
+from ..util.typing import Protocol
+from ..util.typing import Self
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ..orm.interfaces import MapperProperty
+    from ..orm.util import AliasedInsp
+    from ..sql import SQLColumnExpression
+    from ..sql._typing import _ColumnExpressionArgument
+    from ..sql._typing import _DMLColumnArgument
+    from ..sql._typing import _HasClauseElement
+    from ..sql._typing import _InfoType
+    from ..sql.operators import OperatorType
+
+_P = ParamSpec("_P")
+_R = TypeVar("_R")
+_T = TypeVar("_T", bound=Any)
+_TE = TypeVar("_TE", bound=Any)
+_T_co = TypeVar("_T_co", bound=Any, covariant=True)
+_T_con = TypeVar("_T_con", bound=Any, contravariant=True)
+
+
+class HybridExtensionType(InspectionAttrExtensionType):
+    HYBRID_METHOD = "HYBRID_METHOD"
+    """Symbol indicating an :class:`InspectionAttr` that's
+    of type :class:`.hybrid_method`.
+
+    Is assigned to the :attr:`.InspectionAttr.extension_type`
+    attribute.
+
+    .. seealso::
+
+        :attr:`_orm.Mapper.all_orm_attributes`
+
+    """
+
+    HYBRID_PROPERTY = "HYBRID_PROPERTY"
+    """Symbol indicating an :class:`InspectionAttr` that's
+        of type :class:`.hybrid_method`.
+
+    Is assigned to the :attr:`.InspectionAttr.extension_type`
+    attribute.
+
+    .. seealso::
+
+        :attr:`_orm.Mapper.all_orm_attributes`
+
+    """
+
+
+class _HybridGetterType(Protocol[_T_co]):
+    def __call__(s, __self: Any) -> _T_co: ...
+
+
+class _HybridSetterType(Protocol[_T_con]):
+    def __call__(s, __self: Any, value: _T_con) -> None: ...
+
+
+class _HybridUpdaterType(Protocol[_T_con]):
+    def __call__(
+        s,
+        cls: Any,
+        value: Union[_T_con, _ColumnExpressionArgument[_T_con]],
+    ) -> List[Tuple[_DMLColumnArgument, Any]]: ...
+
+
+class _HybridDeleterType(Protocol[_T_co]):
+    def __call__(s, __self: Any) -> None: ...
+
+
+class _HybridExprCallableType(Protocol[_T_co]):
+    def __call__(
+        s, __cls: Any
+    ) -> Union[_HasClauseElement[_T_co], SQLColumnExpression[_T_co]]: ...
+
+
+class _HybridComparatorCallableType(Protocol[_T]):
+    def __call__(self, cls: Any) -> Comparator[_T]: ...
+
+
+class _HybridClassLevelAccessor(QueryableAttribute[_T]):
+    """Describe the object returned by a hybrid_property() when
+    called as a class-level descriptor.
+
+    """
+
+    if TYPE_CHECKING:
+
+        def getter(
+            self, fget: _HybridGetterType[_T]
+        ) -> hybrid_property[_T]: ...
+
+        def setter(
+            self, fset: _HybridSetterType[_T]
+        ) -> hybrid_property[_T]: ...
+
+        def deleter(
+            self, fdel: _HybridDeleterType[_T]
+        ) -> hybrid_property[_T]: ...
+
+        @property
+        def overrides(self) -> hybrid_property[_T]: ...
+
+        def update_expression(
+            self, meth: _HybridUpdaterType[_T]
+        ) -> hybrid_property[_T]: ...
+
+
+class hybrid_method(interfaces.InspectionAttrInfo, Generic[_P, _R]):
+    """A decorator which allows definition of a Python object method with both
+    instance-level and class-level behavior.
+
+    """
+
+    is_attribute = True
+    extension_type = HybridExtensionType.HYBRID_METHOD
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        func: Callable[Concatenate[Any, _P], _R],
+        expr: Optional[
+            Callable[Concatenate[Any, _P], SQLCoreOperations[_R]]
+        ] = None,
+    ):
+        """Create a new :class:`.hybrid_method`.
+
+        Usage is typically via decorator::
+
+            from sqlalchemy.ext.hybrid import hybrid_method
+
+
+            class SomeClass:
+                @hybrid_method
+                def value(self, x, y):
+                    return self._value + x + y
+
+                @value.expression
+                @classmethod
+                def value(cls, x, y):
+                    return func.some_function(cls._value, x, y)
+
+        """
+        self.func = func
+        if expr is not None:
+            self.expression(expr)
+        else:
+            self.expression(func)  # type: ignore
+
+    @property
+    def inplace(self) -> Self:
+        """Return the inplace mutator for this :class:`.hybrid_method`.
+
+        The :class:`.hybrid_method` class already performs "in place" mutation
+        when the :meth:`.hybrid_method.expression` decorator is called,
+        so this attribute returns Self.
+
+        .. versionadded:: 2.0.4
+
+        .. seealso::
+
+            :ref:`hybrid_pep484_naming`
+
+        """
+        return self
+
+    @overload
+    def __get__(
+        self, instance: Literal[None], owner: Type[object]
+    ) -> Callable[_P, SQLCoreOperations[_R]]: ...
+
+    @overload
+    def __get__(
+        self, instance: object, owner: Type[object]
+    ) -> Callable[_P, _R]: ...
+
+    def __get__(
+        self, instance: Optional[object], owner: Type[object]
+    ) -> Union[Callable[_P, _R], Callable[_P, SQLCoreOperations[_R]]]:
+        if instance is None:
+            return self.expr.__get__(owner, owner)  # type: ignore
+        else:
+            return self.func.__get__(instance, owner)  # type: ignore
+
+    def expression(
+        self, expr: Callable[Concatenate[Any, _P], SQLCoreOperations[_R]]
+    ) -> hybrid_method[_P, _R]:
+        """Provide a modifying decorator that defines a
+        SQL-expression producing method."""
+
+        self.expr = expr
+        if not self.expr.__doc__:
+            self.expr.__doc__ = self.func.__doc__
+        return self
+
+
+def _unwrap_classmethod(meth: _T) -> _T:
+    if isinstance(meth, classmethod):
+        return meth.__func__  # type: ignore
+    else:
+        return meth
+
+
+class hybrid_property(interfaces.InspectionAttrInfo, ORMDescriptor[_T]):
+    """A decorator which allows definition of a Python descriptor with both
+    instance-level and class-level behavior.
+
+    """
+
+    is_attribute = True
+    extension_type = HybridExtensionType.HYBRID_PROPERTY
+
+    __name__: str
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        fget: _HybridGetterType[_T],
+        fset: Optional[_HybridSetterType[_T]] = None,
+        fdel: Optional[_HybridDeleterType[_T]] = None,
+        expr: Optional[_HybridExprCallableType[_T]] = None,
+        custom_comparator: Optional[Comparator[_T]] = None,
+        update_expr: Optional[_HybridUpdaterType[_T]] = None,
+    ):
+        """Create a new :class:`.hybrid_property`.
+
+        Usage is typically via decorator::
+
+            from sqlalchemy.ext.hybrid import hybrid_property
+
+
+            class SomeClass:
+                @hybrid_property
+                def value(self):
+                    return self._value
+
+                @value.setter
+                def value(self, value):
+                    self._value = value
+
+        """
+        self.fget = fget
+        self.fset = fset
+        self.fdel = fdel
+        self.expr = _unwrap_classmethod(expr)
+        self.custom_comparator = _unwrap_classmethod(custom_comparator)
+        self.update_expr = _unwrap_classmethod(update_expr)
+        util.update_wrapper(self, fget)  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+
+    @overload
+    def __get__(self, instance: Any, owner: Literal[None]) -> Self: ...
+
+    @overload
+    def __get__(
+        self, instance: Literal[None], owner: Type[object]
+    ) -> _HybridClassLevelAccessor[_T]: ...
+
+    @overload
+    def __get__(self, instance: object, owner: Type[object]) -> _T: ...
+
+    def __get__(
+        self, instance: Optional[object], owner: Optional[Type[object]]
+    ) -> Union[hybrid_property[_T], _HybridClassLevelAccessor[_T], _T]:
+        if owner is None:
+            return self
+        elif instance is None:
+            return self._expr_comparator(owner)
+        else:
+            return self.fget(instance)
+
+    def __set__(
+        self, instance: object, value: Union[SQLCoreOperations[_T], _T]
+    ) -> None:
+        if self.fset is None:
+            raise AttributeError("can't set attribute")
+        self.fset(instance, value)  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+
+    def __delete__(self, instance: object) -> None:
+        if self.fdel is None:
+            raise AttributeError("can't delete attribute")
+        self.fdel(instance)
+
+    def _copy(self, **kw: Any) -> hybrid_property[_T]:
+        defaults = {
+            key: value
+            for key, value in self.__dict__.items()
+            if not key.startswith("_")
+        }
+        defaults.update(**kw)
+        return type(self)(**defaults)
+
+    @property
+    def overrides(self) -> Self:
+        """Prefix for a method that is overriding an existing attribute.
+
+        The :attr:`.hybrid_property.overrides` accessor just returns
+        this hybrid object, which when called at the class level from
+        a parent class, will de-reference the "instrumented attribute"
+        normally returned at this level, and allow modifying decorators
+        like :meth:`.hybrid_property.expression` and
+        :meth:`.hybrid_property.comparator`
+        to be used without conflicting with the same-named attributes
+        normally present on the :class:`.QueryableAttribute`::
+
+            class SuperClass:
+                # ...
+
+                @hybrid_property
+                def foobar(self):
+                    return self._foobar
+
+
+            class SubClass(SuperClass):
+                # ...
+
+                @SuperClass.foobar.overrides.expression
+                def foobar(cls):
+                    return func.subfoobar(self._foobar)
+
+        .. versionadded:: 1.2
+
+        .. seealso::
+
+            :ref:`hybrid_reuse_subclass`
+
+        """
+        return self
+
+    class _InPlace(Generic[_TE]):
+        """A builder helper for .hybrid_property.
+
+        .. versionadded:: 2.0.4
+
+        """
+
+        __slots__ = ("attr",)
+
+        def __init__(self, attr: hybrid_property[_TE]):
+            self.attr = attr
+
+        def _set(self, **kw: Any) -> hybrid_property[_TE]:
+            for k, v in kw.items():
+                setattr(self.attr, k, _unwrap_classmethod(v))
+            return self.attr
+
+        def getter(self, fget: _HybridGetterType[_TE]) -> hybrid_property[_TE]:
+            return self._set(fget=fget)
+
+        def setter(self, fset: _HybridSetterType[_TE]) -> hybrid_property[_TE]:
+            return self._set(fset=fset)
+
+        def deleter(
+            self, fdel: _HybridDeleterType[_TE]
+        ) -> hybrid_property[_TE]:
+            return self._set(fdel=fdel)
+
+        def expression(
+            self, expr: _HybridExprCallableType[_TE]
+        ) -> hybrid_property[_TE]:
+            return self._set(expr=expr)
+
+        def comparator(
+            self, comparator: _HybridComparatorCallableType[_TE]
+        ) -> hybrid_property[_TE]:
+            return self._set(custom_comparator=comparator)
+
+        def update_expression(
+            self, meth: _HybridUpdaterType[_TE]
+        ) -> hybrid_property[_TE]:
+            return self._set(update_expr=meth)
+
+    @property
+    def inplace(self) -> _InPlace[_T]:
+        """Return the inplace mutator for this :class:`.hybrid_property`.
+
+        This is to allow in-place mutation of the hybrid, allowing the first
+        hybrid method of a certain name to be reused in order to add
+        more methods without having to name those methods the same, e.g.::
+
+            class Interval(Base):
+                # ...
+
+                @hybrid_property
+                def radius(self) -> float:
+                    return abs(self.length) / 2
+
+                @radius.inplace.setter
+                def _radius_setter(self, value: float) -> None:
+                    self.length = value * 2
+
+                @radius.inplace.expression
+                def _radius_expression(cls) -> ColumnElement[float]:
+                    return type_coerce(func.abs(cls.length) / 2, Float)
+
+        .. versionadded:: 2.0.4
+
+        .. seealso::
+
+            :ref:`hybrid_pep484_naming`
+
+        """
+        return hybrid_property._InPlace(self)
+
+    def getter(self, fget: _HybridGetterType[_T]) -> hybrid_property[_T]:
+        """Provide a modifying decorator that defines a getter method.
+
+        .. versionadded:: 1.2
+
+        """
+
+        return self._copy(fget=fget)
+
+    def setter(self, fset: _HybridSetterType[_T]) -> hybrid_property[_T]:
+        """Provide a modifying decorator that defines a setter method."""
+
+        return self._copy(fset=fset)
+
+    def deleter(self, fdel: _HybridDeleterType[_T]) -> hybrid_property[_T]:
+        """Provide a modifying decorator that defines a deletion method."""
+
+        return self._copy(fdel=fdel)
+
+    def expression(
+        self, expr: _HybridExprCallableType[_T]
+    ) -> hybrid_property[_T]:
+        """Provide a modifying decorator that defines a SQL-expression
+        producing method.
+
+        When a hybrid is invoked at the class level, the SQL expression given
+        here is wrapped inside of a specialized :class:`.QueryableAttribute`,
+        which is the same kind of object used by the ORM to represent other
+        mapped attributes.   The reason for this is so that other class-level
+        attributes such as docstrings and a reference to the hybrid itself may
+        be maintained within the structure that's returned, without any
+        modifications to the original SQL expression passed in.
+
+        .. note::
+
+           When referring to a hybrid property  from an owning class (e.g.
+           ``SomeClass.some_hybrid``), an instance of
+           :class:`.QueryableAttribute` is returned, representing the
+           expression or comparator object as well as this  hybrid object.
+           However, that object itself has accessors called ``expression`` and
+           ``comparator``; so when attempting to override these decorators on a
+           subclass, it may be necessary to qualify it using the
+           :attr:`.hybrid_property.overrides` modifier first.  See that
+           modifier for details.
+
+        .. seealso::
+
+            :ref:`hybrid_distinct_expression`
+
+        """
+
+        return self._copy(expr=expr)
+
+    def comparator(
+        self, comparator: _HybridComparatorCallableType[_T]
+    ) -> hybrid_property[_T]:
+        """Provide a modifying decorator that defines a custom
+        comparator producing method.
+
+        The return value of the decorated method should be an instance of
+        :class:`~.hybrid.Comparator`.
+
+        .. note::  The :meth:`.hybrid_property.comparator` decorator
+           **replaces** the use of the :meth:`.hybrid_property.expression`
+           decorator.  They cannot be used together.
+
+        When a hybrid is invoked at the class level, the
+        :class:`~.hybrid.Comparator` object given here is wrapped inside of a
+        specialized :class:`.QueryableAttribute`, which is the same kind of
+        object used by the ORM to represent other mapped attributes.   The
+        reason for this is so that other class-level attributes such as
+        docstrings and a reference to the hybrid itself may be maintained
+        within the structure that's returned, without any modifications to the
+        original comparator object passed in.
+
+        .. note::
+
+           When referring to a hybrid property  from an owning class (e.g.
+           ``SomeClass.some_hybrid``), an instance of
+           :class:`.QueryableAttribute` is returned, representing the
+           expression or comparator object as this  hybrid object.  However,
+           that object itself has accessors called ``expression`` and
+           ``comparator``; so when attempting to override these decorators on a
+           subclass, it may be necessary to qualify it using the
+           :attr:`.hybrid_property.overrides` modifier first.  See that
+           modifier for details.
+
+        """
+        return self._copy(custom_comparator=comparator)
+
+    def update_expression(
+        self, meth: _HybridUpdaterType[_T]
+    ) -> hybrid_property[_T]:
+        """Provide a modifying decorator that defines an UPDATE tuple
+        producing method.
+
+        The method accepts a single value, which is the value to be
+        rendered into the SET clause of an UPDATE statement.  The method
+        should then process this value into individual column expressions
+        that fit into the ultimate SET clause, and return them as a
+        sequence of 2-tuples.  Each tuple
+        contains a column expression as the key and a value to be rendered.
+
+        E.g.::
+
+            class Person(Base):
+                # ...
+
+                first_name = Column(String)
+                last_name = Column(String)
+
+                @hybrid_property
+                def fullname(self):
+                    return first_name + " " + last_name
+
+                @fullname.update_expression
+                def fullname(cls, value):
+                    fname, lname = value.split(" ", 1)
+                    return [(cls.first_name, fname), (cls.last_name, lname)]
+
+        .. versionadded:: 1.2
+
+        """
+        return self._copy(update_expr=meth)
+
+    @util.memoized_property
+    def _expr_comparator(
+        self,
+    ) -> Callable[[Any], _HybridClassLevelAccessor[_T]]:
+        if self.custom_comparator is not None:
+            return self._get_comparator(self.custom_comparator)
+        elif self.expr is not None:
+            return self._get_expr(self.expr)
+        else:
+            return self._get_expr(cast(_HybridExprCallableType[_T], self.fget))
+
+    def _get_expr(
+        self, expr: _HybridExprCallableType[_T]
+    ) -> Callable[[Any], _HybridClassLevelAccessor[_T]]:
+        def _expr(cls: Any) -> ExprComparator[_T]:
+            return ExprComparator(cls, expr(cls), self)
+
+        util.update_wrapper(_expr, expr)
+
+        return self._get_comparator(_expr)
+
+    def _get_comparator(
+        self, comparator: Any
+    ) -> Callable[[Any], _HybridClassLevelAccessor[_T]]:
+        proxy_attr = attributes.create_proxied_attribute(self)
+
+        def expr_comparator(
+            owner: Type[object],
+        ) -> _HybridClassLevelAccessor[_T]:
+            # because this is the descriptor protocol, we don't really know
+            # what our attribute name is.  so search for it through the
+            # MRO.
+            for lookup in owner.__mro__:
+                if self.__name__ in lookup.__dict__:
+                    if lookup.__dict__[self.__name__] is self:
+                        name = self.__name__
+                        break
+            else:
+                name = attributes._UNKNOWN_ATTR_KEY  # type: ignore[assignment]
+
+            return cast(
+                "_HybridClassLevelAccessor[_T]",
+                proxy_attr(
+                    owner,
+                    name,
+                    self,
+                    comparator(owner),
+                    doc=comparator.__doc__ or self.__doc__,
+                ),
+            )
+
+        return expr_comparator
+
+
+class Comparator(interfaces.PropComparator[_T]):
+    """A helper class that allows easy construction of custom
+    :class:`~.orm.interfaces.PropComparator`
+    classes for usage with hybrids."""
+
+    def __init__(
+        self, expression: Union[_HasClauseElement[_T], SQLColumnExpression[_T]]
+    ):
+        self.expression = expression
+
+    def __clause_element__(self) -> roles.ColumnsClauseRole:
+        expr = self.expression
+        if is_has_clause_element(expr):
+            ret_expr = expr.__clause_element__()
+        else:
+            if TYPE_CHECKING:
+                assert isinstance(expr, ColumnElement)
+            ret_expr = expr
+
+        if TYPE_CHECKING:
+            # see test_hybrid->test_expression_isnt_clause_element
+            # that exercises the usual place this is caught if not
+            # true
+            assert isinstance(ret_expr, ColumnElement)
+        return ret_expr
+
+    @util.non_memoized_property
+    def property(self) -> interfaces.MapperProperty[_T]:
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
+    def adapt_to_entity(
+        self, adapt_to_entity: AliasedInsp[Any]
+    ) -> Comparator[_T]:
+        # interesting....
+        return self
+
+
+class ExprComparator(Comparator[_T]):
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        cls: Type[Any],
+        expression: Union[_HasClauseElement[_T], SQLColumnExpression[_T]],
+        hybrid: hybrid_property[_T],
+    ):
+        self.cls = cls
+        self.expression = expression
+        self.hybrid = hybrid
+
+    def __getattr__(self, key: str) -> Any:
+        return getattr(self.expression, key)
+
+    @util.ro_non_memoized_property
+    def info(self) -> _InfoType:
+        return self.hybrid.info
+
+    def _bulk_update_tuples(
+        self, value: Any
+    ) -> Sequence[Tuple[_DMLColumnArgument, Any]]:
+        if isinstance(self.expression, attributes.QueryableAttribute):
+            return self.expression._bulk_update_tuples(value)
+        elif self.hybrid.update_expr is not None:
+            return self.hybrid.update_expr(self.cls, value)
+        else:
+            return [(self.expression, value)]
+
+    @util.non_memoized_property
+    def property(self) -> MapperProperty[_T]:
+        # this accessor is not normally used, however is accessed by things
+        # like ORM synonyms if the hybrid is used in this context; the
+        # .property attribute is not necessarily accessible
+        return self.expression.property  # type: ignore
+
+    def operate(
+        self, op: OperatorType, *other: Any, **kwargs: Any
+    ) -> ColumnElement[Any]:
+        return op(self.expression, *other, **kwargs)
+
+    def reverse_operate(
+        self, op: OperatorType, other: Any, **kwargs: Any
+    ) -> ColumnElement[Any]:
+        return op(other, self.expression, **kwargs)  # type: ignore