[Django]-How do you detect a new instance of the model in Django's model.save()

58👍 ✅ If self.pk is None it is a new record. def save(self): if self.pk is None: self.created = datetime.today() self.modified = datetime.today() super(ProjectCost, self).save() This topic has been discussed also here 👤Thomas Kremmel [Django]-How to pass django rest framework response to html? 9👍 The preferred solution in modern Django is to check self._state.adding Unfortunately … Read more

[Django]-How to pass django rest framework response to html?

53👍 If it’s a function based view, you made need to use an @api_view decorator to display properly. I’ve seen this particular error happen for this exact reason (missing API View declaration in function based views). from rest_framework.decorators import api_view # …. @api_view([‘GET’, ‘POST’, ]) def articles(request, format=None): data= {‘articles’: Article.objects.all() } return Response(data, template_name=’articles.html’) … Read more

[Django]-Python 3 list(dictionary.keys()) raises error. What am I doing wrong?

70👍 ✅ I believe the problem is that list is a pdb debugger command. The documentation states the following: Commands that the debugger doesn’t recognize are assumed to be Python statements and are executed in the context of the program being debugged. Python statements can also be prefixed with an exclamation point (!). So you … Read more

[Django]-How do I install psycopg2 for Python 3.x?

21👍 ✅ Just run this using the terminal: $ sudo apt-get install python3-dev This way, you could use gcc to build the module you’re trying to use. 👤Moayad Mardini [Django]-Name '_' is not defined 34👍 On Ubuntu you just run this: sudo apt-get install python3-psycopg2 👤Frontware [Django]-Using django-admin on windows powershell [Django]-Specifying limit and offset … Read more

[Django]-Name '_' is not defined

73👍 ✅ You miss this: from django.utils.translation import gettext as _ Read more info from Django i18n docs. It’s an idiomatic method in Django/python projects. 👤iMom0 [Django]-Django: For Loop to Iterate Form Fields 4👍 It should be this now django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _ 👤Rupesh Saini [Django]-Specifying limit and offset in Django QuerySet wont work … Read more