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-rw-r--r--lib/sqlalchemy/sql/compiler.py15
-rw-r--r--lib/sqlalchemy/sql/dml.py10
2 files changed, 20 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/lib/sqlalchemy/sql/compiler.py b/lib/sqlalchemy/sql/compiler.py
index 1d38c9ad3..bd886bd40 100644
--- a/lib/sqlalchemy/sql/compiler.py
+++ b/lib/sqlalchemy/sql/compiler.py
@@ -1965,10 +1965,17 @@ class SQLCompiler(Compiled):
elif c.server_onupdate is not None:
self.postfetch.append(c)
- # iterating through columns at the top to maintain ordering.
- # otherwise we might iterate through individual sets of
- # "defaults", "primary key cols", etc.
- for c in stmt.table.columns:
+ if self.isinsert and stmt.select_names:
+ # for an insert from select, we can only use names that
+ # are given, so only select for those names.
+ cols = (stmt.table.c[elements._column_as_key(name)]
+ for name in stmt.select_names)
+ else:
+ # iterate through all table columns to maintain
+ # ordering, even for those cols that aren't included
+ cols = stmt.table.columns
+
+ for c in cols:
if c.key in parameters and c.key not in check_columns:
value = parameters.pop(c.key)
if elements._is_literal(value):
diff --git a/lib/sqlalchemy/sql/dml.py b/lib/sqlalchemy/sql/dml.py
index 3501417a4..83f4365d7 100644
--- a/lib/sqlalchemy/sql/dml.py
+++ b/lib/sqlalchemy/sql/dml.py
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ class Insert(ValuesBase):
"""
ValuesBase.__init__(self, table, values, prefixes)
self._bind = bind
- self.select = None
+ self.select = self.select_names = None
self.inline = inline
self._returning = returning
self.kwargs = kwargs
@@ -470,6 +470,13 @@ class Insert(ValuesBase):
sel = select([table1.c.a, table1.c.b]).where(table1.c.c > 5)
ins = table2.insert(inline=True).from_select(['a', 'b'], sel)
+ .. note::
+
+ A SELECT..INSERT construct in SQL has no VALUES clause. Therefore
+ :class:`.Column` objects which utilize Python-side defaults
+ (e.g. as described at :ref:`metadata_defaults_toplevel`)
+ will **not** take effect when using :meth:`.Insert.from_select`.
+
.. versionadded:: 0.8.3
"""
@@ -480,6 +487,7 @@ class Insert(ValuesBase):
self.parameters, self._has_multi_parameters = \
self._process_colparams(dict((n, Null()) for n in names))
+ self.select_names = names
self.select = _interpret_as_select(select)
def _copy_internals(self, clone=_clone, **kw):