Method format_column

lib/sqlalchemy/sql/compiler.py:8244–8288

Prepare a quoted column name.

(
        self,
        column: ColumnElement[Any],
        use_table: bool = False,
        name: Optional[str] = None,
        table_name: Optional[str] = None,
        use_schema: bool = False,
        anon_map: Optional[Mapping[str, Any]] = None,
    )

        return self.quote(name)

    def format_column(
        self,
        column: ColumnElement[Any],
        use_table: bool = False,
        name: Optional[str] = None,
        table_name: Optional[str] = None,
        use_schema: bool = False,
        anon_map: Optional[Mapping[str, Any]] = None,
    ) -> str:
        """Prepare a quoted column name."""

        if name is None:
            name = column.name
            assert name is not None

        if anon_map is not None and isinstance(
            name, elements._truncated_label
        ):
            name = name.apply_map(anon_map)

        if not getattr(column, "is_literal", False):
            if use_table:
                return (
                    self.format_table(
                        column.table, use_schema=use_schema, name=table_name
                    )
                    + "."
                    + self.quote(name)
                )
            else:
                return self.quote(name)
        else:
            # literal textual elements get stuck into ColumnClause a lot,
            # which shouldn't get quoted

            if use_table:
                return (
                    self.format_table(
                        column.table, use_schema=use_schema, name=table_name
                    )
                    + "."
                    + name
                )
            else:
                return name

    def format_table_seq(self, table, use_schema=True):
        """Format table name and schema as a tuple."""