many2many recursive relationship do not work in DJ 1.1

[simon_gray99]

from the page at:

​http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/models/fields/#recursive-relationships

the sample code does not work:

>>> from django.db import models
>>> class Person(models.Model):
...     name = models.CharField(max_length=20)
...     friends = models.ManyToManyField('self')
...     idols = models.ManyToManyField('self', symmetrical=False, related_name='stalkers')
...     def __unicode__(self):
...         return self.name
... 
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<console>", line 1, in <module>
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/django/db/models/base.py", line 51, in __new__
    kwargs = {"app_label": model_module.__name__.split('.')[-2]}
IndexError: list index out of range
>>> 

[Alex Gaynor]

Please use the preview button.

[Russell Keith-Magee]

I just tried this, and it works fine for me. There is also an extensive test suite of m2m relationships that covers this feature.

I don't doubt you have found a problem, but it's not as simple as "the sample code doesn't work". Feel free to reopen if you can provide more context or debugging assistance.