make code backwards-compatible with older Python versions

[nominatim.git] / nominatim / api / search / db_searches.py

diff --git a/nominatim/api/search/db_searches.py b/nominatim/api/search/db_searches.py
index 107451b6cc50c57352d192e039623c41da550895..db35f7265427b1e7b957c468556de4f67e50ec44 100644 (file)
--- a/nominatim/api/search/db_searches.py
+++ b/nominatim/api/search/db_searches.py
@@ -639,8 +639,8 @@ class PlaceSearch(AbstractSearch):
                                                                   numerals, details)
                                     ), else_=None)
             else:
-                interpol_sql = sa.literal(None)
-                tiger_sql = sa.literal(None)
+                interpol_sql = sa.literal_column('NULL')
+                tiger_sql = sa.literal_column('NULL')
 
             unsort = sa.select(inner, place_sql.scalar_subquery().label('placex_hnr'),
                                interpol_sql.label('interpol_hnr'),