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@@ -432,6 +432,8 @@ Single table inheritance is where the attributes of the base class as well as al
manager_mapper = mapper(Manager, inherits=employee_mapper, polymorphic_identity='manager')
engineer_mapper = mapper(Engineer, inherits=employee_mapper, polymorphic_identity='engineer')
+Note that the mappers for the derived classes Manager and Engineer omit the specification of their associated table, as it is inherited from the employee_mapper. Omitting the table specification for derived mappers in single-table inheritance is required.
+
##### Concrete Table Inheritance
This form of inheritance maps each class to a distinct table, as below: