from sqlobject import * from dbtest import * class TestStringID(SQLObject): id = StringCol(db_name='test_id_here', primary_key=True) name = StringCol() def test_string_id(): setup_class(TestStringID) TestStringID(id="TestStringID", name="TestStringID name") assert len(list(TestStringID.select_by(id='TestStringID'))) == 1