Fixed #29763 -- Added support for column renaming on SQLite.

django/db/backends/sqlite3/features.py

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ from django.db import utils
 from django.db.backends.base.features import BaseDatabaseFeatures
 from django.utils.functional import cached_property
 
+from .base import Database
+
 
 class DatabaseFeatures(BaseDatabaseFeatures):
     # SQLite can read from a cursor since SQLite 3.6.5, subject to the caveat
@@ -32,6 +34,8 @@ class DatabaseFeatures(BaseDatabaseFeatures):
     supports_cast_with_precision = False
     time_cast_precision = 3
     can_release_savepoints = True
+    # Is "ALTER TABLE ... RENAME COLUMN" supported?
+    can_alter_table_rename_column = Database.sqlite_version_info >= (3, 25, 0)
 
     @cached_property
     def supports_stddev(self):

django/db/backends/sqlite3/schema.py

@@ -331,6 +331,14 @@ class DatabaseSchemaEditor(BaseDatabaseSchemaEditor):
     def _alter_field(self, model, old_field, new_field, old_type, new_type,
                      old_db_params, new_db_params, strict=False):
         """Perform a "physical" (non-ManyToMany) field update."""
+        # Use "ALTER TABLE ... RENAME COLUMN" if only the column name
+        # changed and there aren't any constraints.
+        if (self.connection.features.can_alter_table_rename_column and
+            old_field.column != new_field.column and
+            self.column_sql(model, old_field) == self.column_sql(model, new_field) and
+            not (old_field.remote_field and old_field.db_constraint or
+                 new_field.remote_field and new_field.db_constraint)):
+            return self.execute(self._rename_field_sql(model._meta.db_table, old_field, new_field, new_type))
         # Alter by remaking table
         self._remake_table(model, alter_field=(old_field, new_field))
         # Rebuild tables with FKs pointing to this field if the PK type changed.