From the sqlobject mailing (thanks to Andrew Bennetts):

from sqlobject.sqlbuilder import SQLConstant
UTC_NOW = SQLConstant("CURRENT_TIMESTAMP AT TIME ZONE 'UTC'")
DEFAULT = SQLConstant("DEFAULT")

If you use lazyUpdates then you will need to explicitly sync an object
before reading its column back after assigning a constant to it. Example of
what I mean:

# Assume Foo is an SQLObject with a DateTimeCol called lastupdated
foo = Foo.get(1)
foo.lastupdated = UTC_NOW
print foo.lastupdated # prints UTC_NOW object
foo.sync()
print foo.lastupdated # prints an actual datetime, as stored in the db.

Aside from that, it works quite smoothly.

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Java:

1. Write code
2. Compile
3. Build JAR
4. Stop Server
5. copy JAR
6. rebuild WAR
7. Start Server
8. Test code

Python:

1. Write code
2. Ctrl+C
3. Up arrow, ENTER
4. Test Code

Note the added Java bits can be automated with Ant and the like, but still take TIME.

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