Opened 19 years ago
Closed 18 years ago
#1821 closed defect (wontfix)
[patch] use module level attribute app_label for models. Support interactive use with minimal effort.
Description ¶
I'm really annoyed that you cannot use models interactively, or pychecker you model. To circumvent this restriction, I propose to add a module level attribute for model modules, such as
app_label = "applabel"
The attached patch also creates a more friendly error message in the case of interactive use instead of IndexError. It now says:
"""Interactive model use not directly supported.
To circumvent this restriction, add an app_label attribute to each model class or to
the model module."""
This might not be the ideal solution, but is an easy one and really helps.
Change History (6)
by , 19 years ago
| Attachment: | app_label.diff added |
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comment:1 by , 19 years ago
| Summary: | use module level attribute app_label for models. Support interactive use with minimal effort. → [patch] use module level attribute app_label for models. Support interactive use with minimal effort. |
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comment:2 by , 19 years ago
| Status: | new → assigned |
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comment:3 by , 19 years ago
| Type: | enhancement |
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comment:4 by , 19 years ago
| Type: | → defect |
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Beware, this patch is now making problems with syncdb. syncdb does not recognize the label if you use app_label.
On the other side, I think the improved error message would be received well.
comment:5 by , 18 years ago
| Resolution: | → wontfix |
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| Status: | assigned → closed |
I retract this because of the problems I stated.
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