#NEWLINE# def get_initial_alias( self ) : #NEWLINE# #INDENT# '\n        Returns the first alias for this query, after increasing its reference\n        count.\n        ' #NEWLINE# if self . tables : #NEWLINE# #INDENT# alias = self . tables [ 0 ] #NEWLINE# self . ref_alias ( alias ) #NEWLINE# #UNINDENT# else : #NEWLINE# #INDENT# alias = self . join ( BaseTable ( self . get_meta ( ) . db_table , None ) ) #NEWLINE# #UNINDENT# return alias