Backticks `x` as an alias for Q('x')
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Description
This is a suggestion to implement backticks as an alias for quoting Q('...'). E.g.:
Q('x/y')
==
`x/y`
Rationale:
- Traditional:
Rsyntax allows addressing fields as:
data$`x/y`
- User convenience: less letters and no need to select two different quotation marks.
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Research direction
The issue proposes making backtick expressions an alias for Q('...') in Patsy's formula syntax, with examples involving x/y and compatibility with R-style field addressing. No files, tests, or entry points are named, so first locate the formula parser and existing Q() handling. Done would mean backtick expressions behave equivalently to Q() expressions and have coverage for the shown cases.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- data
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100