the next section at https://docs.sqlalchemy.org/en/14/orm/mapping_columns.html#automating-column-naming-schemes-from-reflected-tables shows how to automate intercepting of reflected columns, so you could do this:
from sqlalchemy import event @event.listens_for(metadata, "column_reflect") def column_reflect(inspector, table, column_info): entries = { "1st": "first", "2nd": "second", "3rd": "third", "4th": "fourth" } for prefix in entries: if prefix in column["name"]: column["key"] = column["name"].replace(prefix, entries[prefix]) break class Student(Model): __table__ = Table("Students", metadata, autoload=True, autoload_with=engine) On Tue, Apr 13, 2021, at 8:48 AM, r...@rosenfeld.to <mailto:r...%40rosenfeld.to> wrote: > Thanks for the documentation. Sorry, but I'm not certain how to apply that > in my case. Since I am mapping to an existing table, how could I reference > the object attribute with an illegal name in Python? Do I combine getattr > with the documentation as below? > > class Student(Model): > __table__ = Table("Students", metadata, autoload=True, > autoload_with=engine) > first_period = getattr(__table__.c, "1st_period") > > Thanks, > Rob > On Monday, April 12, 2021 at 11:17:59 PM UTC-5 Mike Bayer wrote: >> __ >> besides the idea of using getattr(), as these are object attributes it's >> probably a good idea to name them differently from those columns. See the >> docs at >> https://docs.sqlalchemy.org/en/14/orm/mapping_columns.html#naming-columns-distinctly-from-attribute-names >> for strategies on how to achieve this. >> >> >> On Mon, Apr 12, 2021, at 12:29 AM, Rob Rosenfeld wrote: >>> Hi All, >>> >>> I'm using SQLAlchemy to access a legacy MSSQL database. I'm using the >>> autoload feature to load the schema from the database. >>> >>> In this example I'd like to read data out of the column named "1st_period" >>> in the database. The following query shows the SQL I'd need. But trying >>> to access a property named "1st_period" yields a SyntaxError >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Rob >>> >>> SELECT TOP 10 [1st_period] FROM Students; >>> >>> class Student(Model): >>> __table__ = Table("Students", metadata, autoload=True, autoload_with=engine) >>> >>> >>> @property >>> def first_period(self): >>> return self.1st_period >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> SQLAlchemy - >>> The Python SQL Toolkit and Object Relational Mapper >>> >>> http://www.sqlalchemy.org/ >>> >>> To post example code, please provide an MCVE: Minimal, Complete, and >>> Verifiable Example. See http://stackoverflow.com/help/mcve for a full >>> description. >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "sqlalchemy" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to sqlalchemy+...@googlegroups.com. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/sqlalchemy/CAHUdipkSOfZhBGfXpiOu5nV1XKtbw8ML8%3DSQ40EbXO97oyoR2w%40mail.gmail.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/sqlalchemy/CAHUdipkSOfZhBGfXpiOu5nV1XKtbw8ML8%3DSQ40EbXO97oyoR2w%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. >> > > -- > SQLAlchemy - > The Python SQL Toolkit and Object Relational Mapper > > http://www.sqlalchemy.org/ > > To post example code, please provide an MCVE: Minimal, Complete, and > Verifiable Example. See http://stackoverflow.com/help/mcve for a full > description. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "sqlalchemy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to sqlalchemy+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/sqlalchemy/ac1c30c1-6cdc-46df-af84-6219beb521d7n%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/sqlalchemy/ac1c30c1-6cdc-46df-af84-6219beb521d7n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- SQLAlchemy - The Python SQL Toolkit and Object Relational Mapper http://www.sqlalchemy.org/ To post example code, please provide an MCVE: Minimal, Complete, and Verifiable Example. See http://stackoverflow.com/help/mcve for a full description. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sqlalchemy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to sqlalchemy+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/sqlalchemy/1b88c4ed-7889-4b0f-8e9c-17e4b981ab86%40www.fastmail.com.