> Now if my manager would look at the number of lines of code I would still write the stored procedure, however, rather than auto executing the SQL code, I would just copy and paste the auto generated code into my Python codebase increasing my LOC for that week.

Not everyone panders exclusively to optimizing grading metrics. I wouldn’t do that even if my manager looked at lines of code because I care about the quality of my work. I’m confident a lot of people share my sentiment.