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Fixed #2264: the docs now mention that delete() cascades. Thanks, Ubernostrum 

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@ -1621,6 +1621,15 @@ For example, this deletes all ``Entry`` objects with a ``pub_date`` year of
Entry.objects.filter(pub_date__year=2005).delete()
When Django deletes an object, it emulates the behavior of the SQL
constraint ``ON DELETE CASCADE`` -- in other words, any objects which
had foreign keys pointing at the object to be deleted will be deleted
along with it. For example::
b = Blog.objects.get(pk=1)
# This will delete the Blog and all of its Entry objects.
b.delete()
Note that ``delete()`` is the only ``QuerySet`` method that is not exposed on a
``Manager`` itself. This is a safety mechanism to prevent you from accidentally
requesting ``Entry.objects.delete()``, and deleting *all* the entries. If you