From: Mike Bayer Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2015 15:23:50 +0000 (-0400) Subject: - add an additional note regarding select_from, fixes #3546 X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=276df23935fe9dfe1b00f1219dba9ace03c596a6;p=thirdparty%2Fsqlalchemy%2Fsqlalchemy.git - add an additional note regarding select_from, fixes #3546 (cherry picked from commit d84dea62de3a9c83ad539a5cf2ff4be2c0685a94) --- diff --git a/doc/build/orm/tutorial.rst b/doc/build/orm/tutorial.rst index dc077b1778..31579ef3ba 100644 --- a/doc/build/orm/tutorial.rst +++ b/doc/build/orm/tutorial.rst @@ -1322,6 +1322,16 @@ The reference documentation for :meth:`~.Query.join` contains detailed informati and examples of the calling styles accepted by this method; :meth:`~.Query.join` is an important method at the center of usage for any SQL-fluent application. +.. topic:: What does :class:`.Query` select from if there's multiple entities? + + The :meth:`.Query.join` method will **typically join from the leftmost + item** in the list of entities, when the ON clause is omitted, or if the + ON clause is a plain SQL expression. To control the first entity in the list + of JOINs, use the :meth:`.Query.select_from` method:: + + query = Session.query(User, Address).select_from(Address).join(User) + + .. _ormtutorial_aliases: Using Aliases