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| author | Mike Bayer <mike_mp@zzzcomputing.com> | 2013-02-02 18:54:54 -0500 |
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| committer | Mike Bayer <mike_mp@zzzcomputing.com> | 2013-02-02 18:54:54 -0500 |
| commit | d7e4a8529000ce2527861e13ed3f6e8660f35b8f (patch) | |
| tree | 03ca1fbe09b55106f7c34ae751dfb66de23dfcd4 /examples/vertical | |
| parent | db756a59112e3fb84721cce6bf03f9e386f3e103 (diff) | |
| download | sqlalchemy-d7e4a8529000ce2527861e13ed3f6e8660f35b8f.tar.gz | |
whack more long lines in very old docstrings
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diff --git a/examples/vertical/__init__.py b/examples/vertical/__init__.py index b4ce291f2..6073da91c 100644 --- a/examples/vertical/__init__.py +++ b/examples/vertical/__init__.py @@ -1,10 +1,16 @@ """ Illustrates "vertical table" mappings. -A "vertical table" refers to a technique where individual attributes of an object are stored as distinct rows in a table. -The "vertical table" technique is used to persist objects which can have a varied set of attributes, at the expense of simple query control and brevity. It is commonly found in content/document management systems in order to represent user-created structures flexibly. - -Two variants on the approach are given. In the second, each row references a "datatype" which contains information about the type of information stored in the attribute, such as integer, string, or date. +A "vertical table" refers to a technique where individual attributes +of an object are stored as distinct rows in a table. The "vertical +table" technique is used to persist objects which can have a varied +set of attributes, at the expense of simple query control and brevity. +It is commonly found in content/document management systems in order +to represent user-created structures flexibly. + +Two variants on the approach are given. In the second, each row +references a "datatype" which contains information about the type of +information stored in the attribute, such as integer, string, or date. Example:: |
