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Django's ORM provides a rich set of advanced features that make it easy to work with complex databases and queries. Here are some of the key advanced features of Django's ORM:
QuerySet Methods: Django's ORM includes a wide variety of methods for filtering, sorting, and manipulating QuerySets. For example, you can use the distinct()
method to retrieve only distinct records, the annotate()
method to add calculated fields to QuerySet results, and the values()
and values_list()
methods to retrieve specific fields or groups of fields from QuerySet results.
Aggregation: The ORM provides a range of aggregation functions that allow you to calculate statistics on QuerySets. For example, you can use the count()
, min()
, max()
, and sum()
functions to retrieve statistics on groups of records.
Complex Querying: Django's ORM supports complex queries, including OR conditions, nested queries, and subqueries. You can also use the Q()
object to create complex queries with multiple conditions and logical operators.
Raw SQL Queries: Although Django's ORM provides a rich set of methods for querying the database, there may be times when you need to write raw SQL queries. Django's ORM includes a raw()
method that allows you to execute raw SQL queries and map the results to Django models.
Database Transactions: Django's ORM provides a simple way to work with database transactions, which allow you to group database operations together into a single atomic unit. Transactions ensure that either all of the database operations are completed successfully, or none of them are completed at all.
Multiple Databases: The ORM supports multiple databases, which allows you to work with data stored in different databases within the same Django application. You can define multiple database configurations in your settings.py
file and specify which database to use for each model.
Here's an example of how to use some of Django's advanced ORM features:
from django.db.models import Count, Q from .models import Person, Address # Count the number of people in each city city_counts = Address.objects.values('city').annotate(count=Count('person')) # Retrieve people who have at least one address in New York or Los Angeles people = Person.objects.filter(addresses__city__in=['New York', 'Los Angeles']).distinct() # Retrieve people who are over 18 and have a last name starting with "S" or "T" people = Person.objects.filter(Q(last_name__startswith='S') | Q(last_name__startswith='T'), age__gt=18) # Execute a raw SQL query from django.db import connection with connection.cursor() as cursor: cursor.execute("SELECT * FROM myapp_mymodel") results = cursor.fetchall()
In this example, we use various QuerySet methods to perform complex queries and retrieve specific data from the database. We also use the Q()
object to create a complex query with multiple conditions and logical operators, and we use the raw()
method to execute a raw SQL query.