Thanks for sharing this, I will do the same first. On Thursday, June 21, 2018 at 5:55:42 PM UTC+5:30, Melvyn Sopacua wrote: > > On donderdag 21 juni 2018 11:31:26 CEST prateek gupta wrote: > > > > > Thanks for reviewing the code. > > > > > > I am new to Django and just tried to put logic from googling to achieve > my > > > goal. > > > That's why I don't understand my code completely. > > > > Try to understand it before applying. The main issue you're facing is the > difference between class attributes and model fields. > > > > A model field is a special class attribute that Django stores in the > database. You have to declare them using one of the field types > <https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.0/ref/models/fields/> that Django > supports. > > Everything else is not saved in the database. > > > > You're using a custom model field > <https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.0/howto/custom-model-fields/> for > the location in your model. Part of that field is that it stores in the > lon/lat information for you, so that you don't have to worry about it. What > it doesn't provide is a solid way for you to get the location data from the > field. As you've figured out, it is stored as a string, which makes it > difficult to make queries on lon/lat coordinates. > > > > So it's probably not the right tool for the job. But before you go looking > for a different package, you should really learn more about Django, for > example complete the tutorial and in your case it'll be helpful to go > through the GIS tutorial > <https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.0/ref/contrib/gis/tutorial/> as > well. Cause then you'd discover that other then support for Mapbox and > Google maps, Django already has built in most of what the DJango Location > Field package is offering you. > > > > -- > > Melvyn Sopacua >
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