The method is called "__str__" (note the double underscore at both ends)
On Wed, Feb 4, 2015 at 2:29 PM, Gavin Patrick McCoy < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > Just started learning Django today. I got down to the last grey box of > code on > https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.7/intro/tutorial01/#writing-your-first-django-app-part-1 > and > when I checked to see of the __str__() addition to models.py worked, it > didn't. I didn't get [<Question: What's up?>], I got [<Question: Question > object>]. I tried creating a new question again and did but now I get > [<Question: > Question object>, <Question: Question object>]. I then tried 'the > three-step guide to making model changes: Change your models (in models.py). > Run python manage.py makemigrations > <https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.7/ref/django-admin/#django-admin-makemigrations> > to create migrations for those changes. Run python manage.py migrate > <https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.7/ref/django-admin/#django-admin-migrate> > to apply those changes to the database.' I still got [<Question: > Question object>, <Question: Question object>]. Any ideas? Any help would > be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks, Gavin > > My models.py looks like this: > > import datetime > from django.db import models > from django.utils import timezone > # Create your models here. > class Question(models.Model): > question_text = models.CharField(max_length=200) > pub_date = models.DateTimeField('date published') > > def _str_(self): > return self.question_text > > def was_published_recently(self): > return self.pub_date >= timezone.now() - datetime.timedelta(days=1) > > class Choice(models.Model): > question = models.ForeignKey(Question) > choice_text = models.CharField(max_length=200) > votes = models.IntegerField(default=0) > def __str(self): > return self.choice_text > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Django users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/django-users/e518a27e-da82-4c93-884f-a7a941d23853%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/django-users/e518a27e-da82-4c93-884f-a7a941d23853%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/django-users/CALn3ei0XsGF%3D6%3DUXFO-OeVPOK1_swXvivxJ%2BfvcEMwnvvW93bg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
