Ticket #11283: query_latest_ordering.diff

django/db/models/query.py

@@ -353 +353 @@
                 "Cannot change a query once a slice has been taken."
         obj = self._clone()
         obj.query.set_limits(high=1)
+        obj.query.clear_ordering()
         obj.query.add_ordering('-%s' % latest_by)
         return obj.get()
 

tests/modeltests/get_latest/models.py

@@ -76 +76 @@
 
 >>> Person.objects.latest('birthday')
 <Person: Stephanie>
+
+# Checking to ensure latest() overrides any other ordering specified on the query
+>>> Article.objects.order_by('id').latest()
+<Article: Article 4>
 """}