> > things.delete(type__exact='foo') ... > > Have I overlooked something? > > Nope - *we've* overlooked something; this totally should be > possible. I've opened a ticket so we can keep track of this (http:// > code.djangoproject.com/ticket/1219).
I've just submitted a patch on magic-removal to this ticket that implements bulk delete; the syntax is similar to that originally proposed, except that the delete method is on the Manager, rather than the class itself: Things.objects.delete(type__exact='foo') Any query that is legal for get_list() et al should be legal in delete(), with the exception of anything requiring a join. DELETE FROM foo INNER JOIN bar... isn't legal, so any query that requires a join will cause the delete() to throw an exception. Any objections to this commit? Or are the impending descriptor changes going to render this patch immediately obsolete? Russ Magee %-)
