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  "id": "python/sqlalchemy-missing-schema-qualified-table",
  "signature": "sqlalchemy.exc.InvalidRequestError: Table 'users' is already defined for this MetaData instance.  Specify 'extend_existing=True' to redefine options and columns on an existing Table object.",
  "signature_zh": "表 'users' 已为此 MetaData 实例定义。请指定 'extend_existing=True' 以重新定义现有 Table 对象的选项和列。",
  "regex": "sqlalchemy\\.exc\\.InvalidRequestError:\\ Table\\ 'users'\\ is\\ already\\ defined\\ for\\ this\\ MetaData\\ instance\\.\\ \\ Specify\\ 'extend_existing=True'\\ to\\ redefine\\ options\\ and\\ columns\\ on\\ an\\ existing\\ Table\\ object\\.",
  "domain": "python",
  "category": "config_error",
  "subcategory": null,
  "root_cause": "Multiple Table definitions with the same name in the same MetaData without extend_existing, often caused by model imports or metadata reuse in tests.",
  "root_cause_type": "generic",
  "root_cause_zh": "在同一个 MetaData 中多次定义同名 Table，通常由模型导入或测试中重复使用元数据引起。",
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  ],
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  "dead_ends": [
    {
      "action": "",
      "why_fails": "Hides the root cause (duplicate definitions) and can lead to inconsistent schemas if columns differ.",
      "fail_rate": 0.4,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "",
      "why_fails": "Breaks relationships between models if they share a MetaData; causes new errors in foreign key resolution.",
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    {
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      "success_rate": 0.9,
      "how": "# models.py\nfrom sqlalchemy import MetaData, Table, Column, Integer\nmetadata = MetaData()\nusers = Table('users', metadata, Column('id', Integer), extend_existing=True)\n# import only once via from models import metadata",
      "condition": "",
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    {
      "action": "",
      "success_rate": 0.85,
      "how": "from sqlalchemy.ext.declarative import declarative_base\nBase = declarative_base()\nclass User(Base):\n    __tablename__ = 'users'\n    id = Column(Integer, primary_key=True)",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    }
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  "official_doc_url": null,
  "official_doc_section": null,
  "error_code": null,
  "verification_tier": "ai_generated",
  "confidence": 0.85,
  "fix_success_rate": 0.8,
  "resolvable": "true",
  "first_seen": "2024-03-15",
  "last_confirmed": "2025-01-01",
  "last_updated": "2025-01-01",
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