constructs are now importable from the "from sqlalchemy" namespace,
just like every other Core construct.
- The implicit conversion of strings to :func:`.text` constructs
when passed to most builder methods of :func:`.select` as
well as :class:`.Query` now emits a warning with just the
plain string sent.   The textual conversion still proceeds normally,
however.  The only method that accepts a string without a warning
are the "label reference" methods like order_by(), group_by();
these functions will now at compile time attempt to resolve a single
string argument to a column or label expression present in the
selectable; if none is located, the expression still renders, but
you get the warning again. The rationale here is that the implicit
conversion from string to text is more unexpected than not these days,
and it is better that the user send more direction to the Core / ORM
when passing a raw string as to what direction should be taken.
Core/ORM tutorials have been updated to go more in depth as to how text
is handled.
fixes #2992

N occurrences of a parameterized string.   This allows parameterized
warnings that can refer to their arguments to be delivered a fixed
number of times until allowing Python warning filters to squelch them,
and prevents memory from growing unbounded within Python's
warning registries.
fixes #3178

any speed improvements :(.   code is in a much better place to be run into
C, however
- The ``proc()`` callable passed to the ``create_row_processor()``
method of custom :class:`.Bundle` classes now accepts only a single
"row" argument.
- Deprecated event hooks removed:  ``populate_instance``,
``create_instance``, ``translate_row``, ``append_result``
- the getter() idea is somewhat restored; see ref #3175

no purpose since the old "mutable attribute" system was removed
in 0.8.
fixes #3171

we only call upon the history API fully for primary key columns.
We also now skip the whole step of looking at PK columns and using
any history at all if no net changes are detected on the object.

``@validates`` would have events triggered within the flush process,
when those columns were the targets of a "fetch and populate"
operation, such as an autoincremented primary key, a Python side
default, or a server-side default "eagerly" fetched via RETURNING.
fixes #3167