try: b = Att.objects.get( pk = whatever_you_like ) b.fieldname = a_variable b.save except Att.DoesNotExist: print "oy vey"
you could also replace b.fieldname = ... with: b.__setattr__( 'fieldname', a_variable ) itay On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 5:35 PM, rmschne <[email protected]> wrote: > Am I missing something? I want to be able to update just one field in > one records of a database via the Django data model. If I create an > object for that record and update that one field, via > > b=Att(fieldname=a_variable) > b.save > > It creates a new record with all other fields blank. For simplicity > (and scalability of code), I'd prefer not to create a new record, nor > do I want to put in all the field names. > > I undestand how I could (but have not yet done this) write custom SQL > to do this; but is there a way using the native Django method of > updating existing database? > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Django users" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en.
