""" Custom column/table names If your database column name is different than your model attribute, use the ``db_column`` parameter. Note that you'll use the field's name, not its column name, in API usage. If your database table name is different than your model name, use the ``db_table`` Meta attribute. This has no effect on the API used to query the database. If you need to use a table name for a many-to-many relationship that differs from the default generated name, use the ``db_table`` parameter on the ``ManyToManyField``. This has no effect on the API for querying the database. """ from django.db import models class Author(models.Model): Author_ID = models.AutoField(primary_key=True, db_column="Author ID") first_name = models.CharField(max_length=30, db_column="firstname") last_name = models.CharField(max_length=30, db_column="last") class Meta: db_table = "my_author_table" ordering = ("last_name", "first_name") def __str__(self): return "%s %s" % (self.first_name, self.last_name) class Article(models.Model): Article_ID = models.AutoField(primary_key=True, db_column="Article ID") headline = models.CharField(max_length=100) authors = models.ManyToManyField(Author, db_table="my_m2m_table") primary_author = models.ForeignKey( Author, models.SET_NULL, db_column="Author ID", related_name="primary_set", null=True, ) class Meta: ordering = ("headline",) def __str__(self): return self.headline