2 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/sqlalchemy/sql/expression.py b/lib/sqlalchemy/sql/expression.py
index fbef02857..c7ab34272 100644
--- a/lib/sqlalchemy/sql/expression.py
+++ b/lib/sqlalchemy/sql/expression.py
@@ -1049,7 +1049,12 @@ class Operators(object):
 
     def __invert__(self):
         return self.operate(operators.inv)
-
+    
+    def op(self, opstring):
+        def op(b):
+            return self.operate(operators.op, opstring, b)
+        return op
+        
     def clause_element(self):
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
diff --git a/lib/sqlalchemy/sql/operators.py b/lib/sqlalchemy/sql/operators.py
index 78159697b..4ee5f4a18 100644
--- a/lib/sqlalchemy/sql/operators.py
+++ b/lib/sqlalchemy/sql/operators.py
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ def is_():
 def isnot():
     raise NotImplementedError()
 
+def op(a, opstring, b):
+    return a.op(opstring)(b)
+
 def like_op(a, b):
     return a.like(b)