import databases import sqlalchemy import ormar database = databases.Database("sqlite:///db.sqlite") metadata = sqlalchemy.MetaData() class Department(ormar.Model): __database__ = database __metadata__ = metadata id = ormar.Integer(primary_key=True) name = ormar.String(length=100) class Course(ormar.Model): __database__ = database __metadata__ = metadata id = ormar.Integer(primary_key=True) name = ormar.String(length=100) completed = ormar.Boolean(default=False) department = ormar.ForeignKey(Department) department = Department(name="Science") course = Course(name="Math", completed=False, department=department) print('name' in course.__dict__) # False <- property name is not stored on Course instance print(course.name) # Math <- value returned from underlying pydantic model print('department' in course.__dict__) # False <- related model is not stored on Course instance print(course.department) # Department(id=None, name='Science') <- Department model # returned from RelationshipManager print(course.department.name) # Science