def execute_sql(self, result_type=MULTI):
        """
        Run the query against the database and returns the result(s). The
        return value is a single data item if result_type is SINGLE, or an
        iterator over the results if the result_type is MULTI.

        result_type is either MULTI (use fetchmany() to retrieve all rows),
        SINGLE (only retrieve a single row), or None. In this last case, the
        cursor is returned if any query is executed, since it's used by
        subclasses such as InsertQuery). It's possible, however, that no query
        is needed, as the filters describe an empty set. In that case, None is
        returned, to avoid any unnecessary database interaction.
        """
        try:
            sql, params = self.as_sql()
            if not sql:
                raise EmptyResultSet
        except EmptyResultSet:
            if result_type == MULTI:
                return iter([])
            else:
                return

        cursor = self.connection.cursor()
        cursor.execute(sql, params)

        if not result_type:
            return cursor
        if result_type < SINGLE:
            if self.ordering_aliases:
                return cursor.fetchone()[:-len(self.ordering_aliases)]
            return cursor.fetchone()

        # The MULTI case.
        if self.ordering_aliases:
            result = order_modified_iter(cursor, len(self.ordering_aliases),
                    self.connection.features.empty_fetchmany_value)
        else:
            result = iter((lambda: cursor.fetchmany(GET_ITERATOR_CHUNK_SIZE)),
                    self.connection.features.empty_fetchmany_value)
        if not self.connection.features.can_use_chunked_reads:
            # If we are using non-chunked reads, we return the same data
            # structure as normally, but ensure it is all read into memory
            # before going any further.
            return list(result)
        return result
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