Re: model string reprentations
On Fri, 2008-12-12 at 09:50 -0500, Karen Tracey wrote: > On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 7:33 AM, ben852 wrote: > > Hi, > I am new to django and programming. > I have a problem with the method _str_( ). > Following the tutorial, I edited my models.py file in > mysite/books and > wrote: > [snip] > > The fact that you are using __str__ instead of __unicode__ indicates > you are using a very old release of Django. If you are just starting > out you should really start with the latest 1.0.2 release, it is a > much better base to learn and build on, with many significant feature > additions, countless bugs fixed, and API stability. I hate to write this, since it will no doubt complicate the situation, but ... Whilst using __unicode__ is preferable in some respects (will certainly lead to neater code), Django also handles using __str__ in models. The developer is responsible for ensuring that __str__ returns UTF-8 encoded "str" objects, but it's actually the __str__ method that is called in a lot of cases. Internally, the default Model.__str__ checks for a __unicode__ method and calls that, encoding the output as UTF-8. So using __str__ isn't illegal or anything -- but the original poster's code will fail as written the first time somebody uses non-ASCII characters in their name, since it's not encoding the output. Regards, Malcolm > --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: model string reprentations
On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 7:33 AM, ben852 wrote: > > Hi, > I am new to django and programming. > I have a problem with the method _str_( ). > Following the tutorial, I edited my models.py file in mysite/books and > wrote: > [snip] The fact that you are using __str__ instead of __unicode__ indicates you are using a very old release of Django. If you are just starting out you should really start with the latest 1.0.2 release, it is a much better base to learn and build on, with many significant feature additions, countless bugs fixed, and API stability. Karen --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: model string reprentations
> Sure do: it should be __str__() with two underscores on either side, > not one. And for the use-case the OP gave... >> from books.models import Publisher >> publisher_list = Publisher.objects.all ( ) >> publisher_list >> >> [, ] # Python calls the __repr__ for the display at the command-line, not the __str__ (the str is used for prints: >>> print publisher_list # use the __str__ method [output] >>> publisher_list # uses the __repr__ method [output] which is the same as >>> print repr(publisher_list) -tim --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: model string reprentations
thanks a lot On Dec 12, 3:06 pm, Jeff FW wrote: > Sure do: it should be __str__() with two underscores on either side, > not one. > > -Jeff > > On Dec 12, 7:33 am, ben852 wrote: > > > Hi, > > I am new to django and programming. > > I have a problem with the method _str_( ). > > Following the tutorial, I edited my models.py file in mysite/books and > > wrote: > > > class Publisher(models.Model): > > name = models.Charfield(max_length=30) > > address = models.Charfield(max_length=30) > > website = models.URLField() > > > def _str_(self): > >return self.name > > > then python manage.py shell > > > from books.models import Publisher > > publisher_list = Publisher.objects.all ( ) > > publisher_list > > > [, ] # > > p1.save ( ) and p2.save ( ) > > > The _str_ method doesn't work. > > Do you have an idea? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: model string reprentations
Sure do: it should be __str__() with two underscores on either side, not one. -Jeff On Dec 12, 7:33 am, ben852 wrote: > Hi, > I am new to django and programming. > I have a problem with the method _str_( ). > Following the tutorial, I edited my models.py file in mysite/books and > wrote: > > class Publisher(models.Model): > name = models.Charfield(max_length=30) > address = models.Charfield(max_length=30) > website = models.URLField() > > def _str_(self): > return self.name > > then python manage.py shell > > from books.models import Publisher > publisher_list = Publisher.objects.all ( ) > publisher_list > > [, ] # > p1.save ( ) and p2.save ( ) > > The _str_ method doesn't work. > Do you have an idea? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
model string reprentations
Hi, I am new to django and programming. I have a problem with the method _str_( ). Following the tutorial, I edited my models.py file in mysite/books and wrote: class Publisher(models.Model): name = models.Charfield(max_length=30) address = models.Charfield(max_length=30) website = models.URLField() def _str_(self): return self.name then python manage.py shell from books.models import Publisher publisher_list = Publisher.objects.all ( ) publisher_list [, ] # p1.save ( ) and p2.save ( ) The _str_ method doesn't work. Do you have an idea? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
