**filters is python for expand the dict 'filters' into keyword
arguments.
ie
filters={'foo':1}
model.objects.filter(**filters)
is the same as
model.objects.filter(foo=1)
The filters variable is just temporary dictionary for building the
keyword arguments from the form data, electing to omit any empty
values (no point for a search), and then expanding that temp
dictionary into the keyword search arguments needed for the filter()
method. The names on the form correspond to the lookup names you'd
use for the query.
If you use that form to search for first name 'raj', the filters
dictionary should end up looking like:
{'first_name__istartswith':'raj'}
which would expand (**) to the equivalent of
User.objects.filter(first_name__istartswith='raj')
On Jul 2, 11:53 am, raj <nano.ri...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Just a quick question, the **filters thing u placed, i would put
> something like first_name last_name or something right?
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