Using illegal names in MySQL through SQLObject

Question

How to use illegal names for MySQL with SQLObject?

In pure SQL it is possible to use backquotes, say:

    SELECT `select from` FROM table1 WHERE 1;

...can be used to select the field called select from. Is it possible to tell SQLObject to utilize backquotes?

Answer 1

CREATE TABLE table1 (
  id INT(11),
  `select from` VARCHAR(255),
  PRIMARY KEY (id)
);
INSERT INTO table1 VALUES(1, 'test value');

to access select from from SQLObject, declare the column with backticks:

>>> class Table1(SQLObject):
...     myIllegallyNamedColumn = Col(dbName="`select from`")
... 
>>> list(Table1.select())
[<Table1 0 myIllegallyNamedColumn='test value'>]