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Conflicting module names for models silently generate invalid code

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3-5 days
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Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
tooling

Research direction

Reproduce the generation with the linked Netbox OpenAPI spec and inspect the generated models and models/init.py. Trace the model-generation path to see how VLAN and Vlan are named, then add coverage showing that both generated models and their imports remain valid.

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Description

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Describe the bug

I am generating a Python Client using the OpenAPI model of Netbox 3.6.9 (with a few plugins pre-installed).
This schema contains for example a model VLAN and a model Vlan.

However, in the generated client, only the model Vlan is generated, but the models/__init__.py still tries to import VLAN.

OpenAPI Spec File

https://gist.github.com/linkdd/3193453b38357d190545c7988cdac692

Desktop:

  • OS: Debian 12
  • Python Version: 3.12
  • openapi-python-client version 0.21.6

Additional context

At $day_job, it was a blocking point, we had to remove temporarily the dependency to the generated client. I added a few tasks to my backlog in order to tackle this issue myself and ideally come up with a PR, but it won't be soon. Any help or information on how/where the model generation actually happens would be awesome and a huge time saver.

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