Reloading the database doesn't trigger reflection
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Since Jun 4, 2026.
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Description
For models that rely on reflection to populate fields, the expected behaviour is that when the database connects, the post_connect() hook will reload those models and the reflection will kick in. I'm fairly sure this was working before but doesn't seem to be the case anymore, maybe as a result of Peewee 4.
The consequence is that if one initially imports a model that relies on reflection when its bound database connection is not established, and the one does connect to the database, reflection won't work unless one explicitly does Model.reflect().
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