""" 1. Bare-bones model This is a basic model with only two non-primary-key fields. """ from django.db import models class Article(models.Model): headline = models.CharField(maxlength=100, default='Default headline') pub_date = models.DateTimeField() def __repr__(self): return self.headline API_TESTS = """ # No articles are in the system yet. >>> Article.objects.all() [] # Create an Article. >>> from datetime import datetime >>> a = Article(id=None, headline='Area man programs in Python', pub_date=datetime(2005, 7, 28)) # Save it into the database. You have to call save() explicitly. >>> a.save() # Now it has an ID. Note it's a long integer, as designated by the trailing "L". >>> a.id 1L # Access database columns via Python attributes. >>> a.headline 'Area man programs in Python' >>> a.pub_date datetime.datetime(2005, 7, 28, 0, 0) # Change values by changing the attributes, then calling save(). >>> a.headline = 'Area woman programs in Python' >>> a.save() # Article.objects.all() returns all the articles in the database. >>> Article.objects.all() [Area woman programs in Python] # Django provides a rich database lookup API. >>> Article.objects.get(id__exact=1) Area woman programs in Python >>> Article.objects.get(headline__startswith='Area woman') Area woman programs in Python >>> Article.objects.get(pub_date__year=2005) Area woman programs in Python >>> Article.objects.get(pub_date__year=2005, pub_date__month=7) Area woman programs in Python >>> Article.objects.get(pub_date__year=2005, pub_date__month=7, pub_date__day=28) Area woman programs in Python # The "__exact" lookup type can be omitted, as a shortcut. >>> Article.objects.get(id=1) Area woman programs in Python >>> Article.objects.get(headline='Area woman programs in Python') Area woman programs in Python >>> Article.objects.filter(pub_date__year=2005) [Area woman programs in Python] >>> Article.objects.filter(pub_date__year=2004) [] >>> Article.objects.filter(pub_date__year=2005, pub_date__month=7) [Area woman programs in Python] # Django raises an Article.DoesNotExist exception for get() if the parameters # don't match any object. >>> Article.objects.get(id__exact=2) Traceback (most recent call last): ... DoesNotExist: Article matching query does not exist. >>> Article.objects.get(pub_date__year=2005, pub_date__month=8) Traceback (most recent call last): ... DoesNotExist: Article matching query does not exist. # Lookup by a primary key is the most common case, so Django provides a # shortcut for primary-key exact lookups. # The following is identical to articles.get(id=1). >>> Article.objects.get(pk=1) Area woman programs in Python # Model instances of the same type and same ID are considered equal. >>> a = Article.objects.get(pk=1) >>> b = Article.objects.get(pk=1) >>> a == b True # You can initialize a model instance using positional arguments, which should # match the field order as defined in the model. >>> a2 = Article(None, 'Second article', datetime(2005, 7, 29)) >>> a2.save() >>> a2.id 2L >>> a2.headline 'Second article' >>> a2.pub_date datetime.datetime(2005, 7, 29, 0, 0) # ...or, you can use keyword arguments. >>> a3 = Article(id=None, headline='Third article', pub_date=datetime(2005, 7, 30)) >>> a3.save() >>> a3.id 3L >>> a3.headline 'Third article' >>> a3.pub_date datetime.datetime(2005, 7, 30, 0, 0) # You can also mix and match position and keyword arguments, but be sure not to # duplicate field information. >>> a4 = Article(None, 'Fourth article', pub_date=datetime(2005, 7, 31)) >>> a4.save() >>> a4.headline 'Fourth article' # Don't use invalid keyword arguments. >>> a5 = Article(id=None, headline='Invalid', pub_date=datetime(2005, 7, 31), foo='bar') Traceback (most recent call last): ... TypeError: 'foo' is an invalid keyword argument for this function # You can leave off the value for an AutoField when creating an object, because # it'll get filled in automatically when you save(). >>> a5 = Article(headline='Article 6', pub_date=datetime(2005, 7, 31)) >>> a5.save() >>> a5.id 5L >>> a5.headline 'Article 6' # If you leave off a field with "default" set, Django will use the default. >>> a6 = Article(pub_date=datetime(2005, 7, 31)) >>> a6.save() >>> a6.headline 'Default headline' # For DateTimeFields, Django saves as much precision (in seconds) as you # give it. >>> a7 = Article(headline='Article 7', pub_date=datetime(2005, 7, 31, 12, 30)) >>> a7.save() >>> Article.objects.get(id__exact=7).pub_date datetime.datetime(2005, 7, 31, 12, 30) >>> a8 = Article(headline='Article 8', pub_date=datetime(2005, 7, 31, 12, 30, 45)) >>> a8.save() >>> Article.objects.get(id__exact=8).pub_date datetime.datetime(2005, 7, 31, 12, 30, 45) >>> a8.id 8L # Saving an object again doesn't create a new object -- it just saves the old one. >>> a8.save() >>> a8.id 8L >>> a8.headline = 'Updated article 8' >>> a8.save() >>> a8.id 8L >>> a7 == a8 False >>> a8 == Article.objects.get(id__exact=8) True >>> a7 != a8 True >>> Article.objects.get(id__exact=8) != Article.objects.get(id__exact=7) True >>> Article.objects.get(id__exact=8) == Article.objects.get(id__exact=7) False # dates() returns a list of available dates of the given scope for the given field. >>> Article.objects.dates('pub_date', 'year') [datetime.datetime(2005, 1, 1, 0, 0)] >>> Article.objects.dates('pub_date', 'month') [datetime.datetime(2005, 7, 1, 0, 0)] >>> Article.objects.dates('pub_date', 'day') [datetime.datetime(2005, 7, 28, 0, 0), datetime.datetime(2005, 7, 29, 0, 0), datetime.datetime(2005, 7, 30, 0, 0), datetime.datetime(2005, 7, 31, 0, 0)] >>> Article.objects.dates('pub_date', 'day', order='ASC') [datetime.datetime(2005, 7, 28, 0, 0), datetime.datetime(2005, 7, 29, 0, 0), datetime.datetime(2005, 7, 30, 0, 0), datetime.datetime(2005, 7, 31, 0, 0)] >>> Article.objects.dates('pub_date', 'day', order='DESC') [datetime.datetime(2005, 7, 31, 0, 0), datetime.datetime(2005, 7, 30, 0, 0), datetime.datetime(2005, 7, 29, 0, 0), datetime.datetime(2005, 7, 28, 0, 0)] # dates() requires valid arguments. >>> Article.objects.dates() Traceback (most recent call last): ... TypeError: dates() takes at least 3 arguments (1 given) >>> Article.objects.dates('invalid_field', 'year') Traceback (most recent call last): ... FieldDoesNotExist: Article has no field named 'invalid_field' >>> Article.objects.dates('pub_date', 'bad_kind') Traceback (most recent call last): ... AssertionError: 'kind' must be one of 'year', 'month' or 'day'. >>> Article.objects.dates('pub_date', 'year', order='bad order') Traceback (most recent call last): ... AssertionError: 'order' must be either 'ASC' or 'DESC'. # Use iterator() with dates() to return a generator that lazily requests each # result one at a time, to save memory. >>> for a in Article.objects.dates('pub_date', 'day', order='DESC').iterator(): ... print repr(a) datetime.datetime(2005, 7, 31, 0, 0) datetime.datetime(2005, 7, 30, 0, 0) datetime.datetime(2005, 7, 29, 0, 0) datetime.datetime(2005, 7, 28, 0, 0) # You can combine queries with & and |. >>> s1 = Article.objects.filter(id__exact=1) >>> s2 = Article.objects.filter(id__exact=2) >>> s1 | s2 [Area woman programs in Python, Second article] >>> s1 & s2 [] # You can get the number of objects like this: >>> len(Article.objects.filter(id__exact=1)) 1 # You can get items using index and slice notation. >>> Article.objects.all()[0] Area woman programs in Python >>> Article.objects.all()[1:3] [Second article, Third article] >>> s3 = Article.objects.filter(id__exact=3) >>> (s1 | s2 | s3)[::2] [Area woman programs in Python, Third article] # Slices (without step) are lazy: >>> Article.objects.all()[0:5].filter() [Area woman programs in Python, Second article, Third article, Fourth article, Article 6] # Slicing again works: >>> Article.objects.all()[0:5][0:2] [Area woman programs in Python, Second article] >>> Article.objects.all()[0:5][:2] [Area woman programs in Python, Second article] >>> Article.objects.all()[0:5][4:] [Article 6] >>> Article.objects.all()[0:5][5:] [] # Some more tests! >>> Article.objects.all()[2:][0:2] [Third article, Fourth article] >>> Article.objects.all()[2:][:2] [Third article, Fourth article] >>> Article.objects.all()[2:][2:3] [Article 6] # Note that you can't use 'offset' without 'limit' (on some dbs), so this doesn't work: >>> Article.objects.all()[2:] Traceback (most recent call last): ... AssertionError: 'offset' is not allowed without 'limit' # Also, once you have sliced you can't filter, re-order or combine >>> Article.objects.all()[0:5].filter(id=1) Traceback (most recent call last): ... AssertionError: Cannot filter a query once a slice has been taken. >>> Article.objects.all()[0:5].order_by('id') Traceback (most recent call last): ... AssertionError: Cannot reorder a query once a slice has been taken. >>> Article.objects.all()[0:1] & Article.objects.all()[4:5] Traceback (most recent call last): ... AssertionError: Cannot combine queries once a slice has been taken. # Negative slices are not supported, due to database constraints. # (hint: inverting your ordering might do what you need). >>> Article.objects.all()[-1] Traceback (most recent call last): ... AssertionError: Negative indexing is not supported. >>> Article.objects.all()[0:-5] Traceback (most recent call last): ... AssertionError: Negative indexing is not supported. # An Article instance doesn't have access to the "objects" attribute. # That's only available on the class. >>> a7.objects.all() Traceback (most recent call last): ... AttributeError: Manager isn't accessible via Article instances >>> a7.objects Traceback (most recent call last): ... AttributeError: Manager isn't accessible via Article instances # Bulk delete test: How many objects before and after the delete? >>> Article.objects.all() [Area woman programs in Python, Second article, Third article, Fourth article, Article 6, Default headline, Article 7, Updated article 8] >>> Article.objects.filter(id__lte=4).delete() >>> Article.objects.all() [Article 6, Default headline, Article 7, Updated article 8] """ from django.conf import settings building_docs = getattr(settings, 'BUILDING_DOCS', False) if building_docs or settings.DATABASE_ENGINE == 'postgresql': API_TESTS += """ # In PostgreSQL, microsecond-level precision is available. >>> a9 = Article(headline='Article 9', pub_date=datetime(2005, 7, 31, 12, 30, 45, 180)) >>> a9.save() >>> Article.objects.get(id__exact=9).pub_date datetime.datetime(2005, 7, 31, 12, 30, 45, 180) """ if building_docs or settings.DATABASE_ENGINE == 'mysql': API_TESTS += """ # In MySQL, microsecond-level precision isn't available. You'll lose # microsecond-level precision once the data is saved. >>> a9 = Article(headline='Article 9', pub_date=datetime(2005, 7, 31, 12, 30, 45, 180)) >>> a9.save() >>> Article.objects.get(id__exact=9).pub_date datetime.datetime(2005, 7, 31, 12, 30, 45) """ API_TESTS += """ # You can manually specify the primary key when creating a new object. >>> a101 = Article(id=101, headline='Article 101', pub_date=datetime(2005, 7, 31, 12, 30, 45)) >>> a101.save() >>> a101 = Article.objects.get(pk=101) >>> a101.headline 'Article 101' """