django1/django/db/models/utils.py

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def make_model_tuple(model):
"""
Takes a model or a string of the form "app_label.ModelName" and returns a
corresponding ("app_label", "modelname") tuple. If a tuple is passed in,
it's assumed to be a valid model tuple already and returned unchanged.
"""
try:
if isinstance(model, tuple):
model_tuple = model
elif isinstance(model, str):
app_label, model_name = model.split(".")
model_tuple = app_label, model_name.lower()
else:
model_tuple = model._meta.app_label, model._meta.model_name
assert len(model_tuple) == 2
return model_tuple
except (ValueError, AssertionError):
raise ValueError(
"Invalid model reference '%s'. String model references "
"must be of the form 'app_label.ModelName'." % model
)