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diff --git a/docs/topics/db/models.txt b/docs/topics/db/models.txt index e61b91c81c..248c7dc5b9 100644 --- a/docs/topics/db/models.txt +++ b/docs/topics/db/models.txt @@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ just refer to the other model class wherever needed. For example:: Field name restrictions ----------------------- -Django places only two restrictions on model field names: +Django places some restrictions on model field names: 1. A field name cannot be a Python reserved word, because that would result in a Python syntax error. For example:: @@ -663,6 +663,8 @@ Django places only two restrictions on model field names: class Example(models.Model): foo__bar = models.IntegerField() # 'foo__bar' has two underscores! +3. A field name cannot end with an underscore, for similar reasons. + These limitations can be worked around, though, because your field name doesn't necessarily have to match your database column name. See the :attr:`~Field.db_column` option. |