17. Custom column names

Model source code

from django.core import meta

class Person(meta.Model):
    first_name = meta.CharField(maxlength=30, db_column='firstname')
    last_name = meta.CharField(maxlength=30, db_column='last')

    def __repr__(self):
        return '%s %s' % (self.first_name, self.last_name)

API reference

Person objects have the following methods:

• delete()
• save()

Sample API usage

This sample code assumes the above model has been saved in a file examplemodel.py.

>>> from django.models.examplemodel import persons

# Create a Person.
>>> p = persons.Person(first_name='John', last_name='Smith')
>>> p.save()

>>> p.id
1

>>> persons.get_list()
[John Smith]

>>> persons.get_list(first_name__exact='John')
[John Smith]

>>> persons.get_object(first_name__exact='John')
John Smith

>>> persons.get_list(firstname__exact='John')
Traceback (most recent call last):
    ...
TypeError: got unexpected keyword argument 'firstname__exact'

>>> p = persons.get_object(last_name__exact='Smith')
>>> p.first_name
'John'
>>> p.last_name
'Smith'
>>> p.firstname
Traceback (most recent call last):
    ...
AttributeError: 'Person' object has no attribute 'firstname'
>>> p.last
Traceback (most recent call last):
    ...
AttributeError: 'Person' object has no attribute 'last'