Re: __unicode__ and return.self

Glad to help. How the record is represented is up to you. For instance, if I have a Person model with the fields first_name, middle_name, last_name, email_address and phone number, I would think it prudent to define __unicode__ as:

def __unicode__(self):

    return '%s %s' % (self.first_name, self.last_name)

... since first + last name is a common representation for a person. It would be just as valid (and perhaps even more usable in some situations) to return a middle name as well.

On Sat, Mar 24, 2012 at 10:34 PM, MF-DOS <pwashington85@gmail.com> wrote:

Thanks for the reply.

If my model has 5 fields, why am I only returning one or two?
Shouldn't I return all 5?

On Mar 24, 9:19 pm, Jonathan Baker <jonathandavidba...@gmail.com>
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> The __unicode__ method allows models to return a more usable representation
> of a record instead of a unicode object. This is useful in a variety of
> places, from the Django admin to using the manage.py shell on the command
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> The return statement effectively ends the execution of a particular
> function or method by returning something (an object, string, whatever you
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> On Sat, Mar 24, 2012 at 10:10 PM, spike <pwashingto...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Running the tut here:
> >https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.1/intro/tutorial01/ but I'm having
> > trouble understanding what the point of __unicode__ is. Also, what is the
> > point of the return statements? I've read the docs over and over but don't
> > get it.
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