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class Association(Base):
__tablename__ = 'association'
left_id = Column(Integer, ForeignKey('left.id'), primary_key=True)
right_id = Column(Integer, ForeignKey('right.id'), primary_key=True)
extra_data = Column(String(50))
child = relationship("Child", backref="parent_assocs")
class Parent(Base):
__tablename__ = 'left'
id = Column(Integer, primary_key=True)
children = relationship("Association", backref="parent")
class Child(Base):
__tablename__ = 'right'
id = Column(Integer, primary_key=True)
Working with the association pattern in its direct form requires that child objects are associated with an association instance before being appended to the parent; similarly, access from parent to child goes through the association object:
# create parent, append a child via association
p = Parent()
a = Association(extra_data="some data")
a.child = Child()
p.children.append(a)
# iterate through child objects via association, including association
# attributes
for assoc in p.children:
print assoc.extra_data
print assoc.child
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