Django Tutorial · QuerySets

QuerySet Get

Learn all about QuerySet Get in this comprehensive tutorial.

5 min read intermediate
  • There are different methods to get data from a model into a QuerySet.
  • The values() method allows you to return each object as a Python dictionary, with the names and values as key/value pairs:
  • The values_list() method allows you to return only the columns that you specify.
  • You can filter the search to only return specific rows/records, by using the filter() method.

Get Data

There are different methods to get data from a model into a QuerySet.

The values() Method

The values() method allows you to return each object as a Python dictionary, with the names and values as key/value pairs:

Return Specific Columns

The values_list() method allows you to return only the columns that you specify.

Return Specific Rows

You can filter the search to only return specific rows/records, by using the filter() method.

You will learn more about the filter() method in the next chapter.

Module quiz

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Which of the following is true about QuerySet Get?

2

What is the most common pitfall when working with QuerySet Get?

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