from typing import Optional import databases import sqlalchemy import ormar database = databases.Database("sqlite:///db.sqlite") metadata = sqlalchemy.MetaData() class Department(ormar.Model): class Meta: database = database metadata = metadata id = ormar.Integer(primary_key=True) name = ormar.String(max_length=100) class Course(ormar.Model): class Meta: database = database metadata = metadata id = ormar.Integer(primary_key=True) name = ormar.String(max_length=100) completed= ormar.Boolean(default=False) department= ormar.ForeignKey(Department) department = Department(name='Science') course = Course(name='Math', completed=False, department=department) print(department.courses[0]) # Will produce: # Course(id=None, # name='Math', # completed=False, # department=Department(id=None, name='Science'))