Question

I know that property() is a built-in function in Python, but I want to name a model class as Property. Something simple like this:

class Property(models.Model):
    name             = models.CharField(max_length=135)
    owner            = models.ForeignKey(User, related_name='properties_from_owner')
    address_line_one = models.CharField(max_length=135)
    address_line_two = models.CharField(max_length=135, blank=True)
    city             = models.CharField(max_length=135)
    state            = models.CharField(max_length=135)
    zip_code         = models.CharField(max_length=135)

Should I call the class Property or Property_? Now I know Python is case-sensitive, but the reason I ask is because in Django the Property model class is identified as myapp.property.

In other models that relates to Property I added a _ to the fields like this

class UserProfile(models.Model):
    user      = models.OneToOneField(User, related_name='userprofile_from_user')
    property_ = models.ForeignKey(Property, related_name='userprofiles_from_property')

Answer 1

property is not a keyword but a function. You could overwrite it if you want (while making sure you don’t mix up the two later in the file.

In a situation where no mix-up is possible, I see no reason not to do it.