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12641	ManyToMany relationship with self, symmetrical=True, related_name='something' doesn't work	hwmrocker	nobody	"
{{{
 class Tag(models.Model): 
    text = models.CharField(max_length=200) 
    children = models.ManyToManyField('self', blank=True, null=True, symmetrical=True, related_name='parents') 
    synonyms = models.ManyToManyField('self', blank=True, null=True)
}}}
 

When I do this I cannot check the parents of an object, since there is no Property created. When I try to use the related_name with an relationship to an other object than self everything works fine.

What I want is a symmetrical link to the same object, like a linked 
list with the difference that these is a many to many relationship. 
Since there is also something like synonyms treebear and mptt are not 
usefull for me. 
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