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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:
 def sql(self, stringname, *args, **kwargs):
 """Wrapper for the various prewritten or compiled SQL calls. First argument is the name of the query, either a key in ``sqlite.json`` or a method name in ``allegedb.alchemy.Alchemist``. The rest of the arguments are parameters to the query. """

        if hasattr(self, 'alchemist'):
            return getattr(self.alchemist, stringname)(*args, **kwargs)
        else:
            s = self.strings[stringname]
            return self.connection.cursor().execute(
                s.format(**kwargs) if kwargs else s, args
            )