On 27 May 2014, at 6:21 AM, Henrik Holm <hh...@3vdc.com> wrote:
> On Tuesday, May 27, 2014 8:46:19 AM UTC-4, Anthony wrote:
>  
> I suppose we could add a setting that allows you to specify model order, 
> though for backward compatibility, the initial model file (i.e., the one 
> where you make that setting) would have to be first alphabetically.
> 
> Would it make sense to have the first model file be named something like 
> 0_db.py - so that it is always run first?
>  
> We already have response.models_to_run to specify which models to run, but it 
> doesn't allow you to change the order.
> 
> It's not a biggie - what I'll do (for now and in the future) is to name my 
> model file with a prefix.  I could even have a numbered prefix, like in 
> Ubuntu /etc/ directories, in case I have more than one model file and they 
> need to be executed in a certain order.
> 
> By the way: Am I doing the right thing here, by not modifying the db.py file 
> and instead adding my own file to specify the database schema?

There's nothing magic about the name db.py. Go ahead and rename it.

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