Add doc string context to Identifier validion regex rule (#8440)

dbt-labs · Aug 17, 2023 · d088d44 · d088d44
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diff --git a/core/dbt/contracts/util.py b/core/dbt/contracts/util.py
@@ -258,6 +258,13 @@ def validate(cls, data):
 
 
 class Identifier(ValidatedStringMixin):
+    """Our definition of a valid Identifier is the same as what's valid for an unquoted database table name.
+
+    That is:
+    1. It can contain a-z, A-Z, 0-9, and _
+    1. It cannot start with a number
+    """
+
     ValidationRegex = r"^[^\d\W]\w*$"
 
     @classmethod