On Wed, May 6, 2020, at 7:19 AM, Alejandro Avilés wrote:
> I'm working on a project where I need to add additional columns to tables 
> defined in a different package. This is done via monkeypatching the model 
> classes. I need now to also add additional constraints, but I'm getting no 
> luck overriding `__table_args__`.
> 
> I'm a bit lost as to how to continue investigating, so my two questions are:
> - Is SA taking into account `__table_args__` only once per model class?

yes, this is based on a metaclass at class creation time


> - Is there any way to define new constraints outside the model class?

yes you should work against the table directly:

mymodel.__table__.append_constraint(Index(...))




> 
> Any suggestion/lead on how to do this differently will also be appreciated.
> Thanks in advance!
> 

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