---
name: "pwiz"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "peewee"
version: "3.17.7+dfsg-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pwiz"
---

# pwiz(1)

peewee model generator

## NAME

pwiz - peewee model generator

## SYNOPSIS

**pwiz** \[*options*\] *database\_name*

## OPTIONS

- **-h**, **--help**

  show this help message and exit

**-H** HOST, **--host**=*HOST*

**-p** PORT, **--port**=*PORT*

**-u** USER, **--user**=*USER*

**-P**, **--password**

- **-e** ENGINE, **--engine**=*ENGINE*

  Database type, e.g. sqlite, mysql, postgresql or cockroachdb. Default is "postgresql".

**-s** SCHEMA, **--schema**=*SCHEMA*

- **-t** TABLES, **--tables**=*TABLES*

  Only generate the specified tables. Multiple table names should be separated by commas.

- **-v**, **--views**

  Generate model classes for VIEWs in addition to tables.

- **-i**, **--info**

  Add database information and other metadata to top of the generated file.

- **-o**, **--preserve-order**

  Model definition column ordering matches source table.

- **-I**, **--ignore-unknown**

  Ignore fields whose type cannot be determined.

- **-L**, **--legacy-naming**

  Use legacy table- and column-name generation.