When set to a non-None value, the autoload process will take place
for this table against the given engine or connection.
+ .. seealso::
+
+ :ref:`metadata_reflection_toplevel`
+
+ :meth:`_events.DDLEvents.column_reflect`
+
+ :ref:`metadata_reflection_dbagnostic_types`
+
:param extend_existing: When ``True``, indicates that if this
:class:`_schema.Table` is already present in the given
:class:`_schema.MetaData`,
individual dialect at :ref:`dialect_toplevel` for detail on
documented arguments.
+ .. seealso::
+
+ :ref:`metadata_reflection_toplevel`
+
+ :meth:`_events.DDLEvents.column_reflect` - Event used to customize
+ the reflected columns. Usually used to generalize the types using
+ :meth:`_types.TypeEngine.as_generic`
+
+ :ref:`metadata_reflection_dbagnostic_types` - describes how to
+ reflect tables using general types.
+
"""
with inspection.inspect(bind)._inspection_context() as insp: