Re: Fix how some lists are displayed by psql \d+

> On Jan 21, 2026, at 16:22, Peter Smith <smithpb2250(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
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> On Wed, Jan 21, 2026 at 7:05 PM Chao Li <li(dot)evan(dot)chao(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>> On Jan 21, 2026, at 10:58, Peter Smith <smithpb2250(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
>>>
>>> A rebase was needed for some more test expected output changes.
>>>
>>> PSA v2.
>>>
>>> ======
>>> Kind Regards,
>>> Peter Smith.
>>> Fujitsu Australia
>>> <v2-0002-Fix-to-make-psql-d-lists-of-inherits-look-same-as.patch><v2-0001-Fix-to-make-psql-d-lists-of-partitions-look-same-.patch>
>>
>> I still see some difference:
>> ```
>> evantest=# \d+ p_test;
>> Partitioned table "public.p_test"
>> Column | Type | Collation | Nullable | Default | Storage | Compression | Stats target | Description
>> ----------+---------+-----------+----------+---------+----------+-------------+--------------+-------------
>> id | integer | | | | plain | | |
>> username | text | | | | extended | | |
>> category | text | | | | extended | | |
>> Partition key: LIST (category)
>> Indexes:
>> "idx_p_test_id" btree (id)
>> Partitions:
>> p_test_v1 FOR VALUES IN ('A')
>> p_test_v2 FOR VALUES IN ('B')
>> ```
>>
>> The index name is quoted, but the partition names are not.
>>
>
> AFAICT
> Indexes are quoted
> Constraints are quoted
> Publications are also quoted
>
> Partitions are NOT quoted
> Inherits are NOT quoted
>
> ~
>
> Please confirm --- So, you are expecting that Partitions and Child
> tables should also be quoted, so that everything looks the same?
>
> This is scope creep from the original intent of this thread, so I will
> look at doing this in a separate patch 0003.
>
> ======
> Kind Regards
> Peter Smith.
> Fujitsu Australia

Actually I don’t know the rule, which should be quoted and which should not. Is the inconstancy a blocker?

So, I was just pointing out the inconsistency, and I want to hear a clarification from someone.

Best regards,
--
Chao Li (Evan)
HighGo Software Co., Ltd.
https://www.highgo.com/