id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	component	version	severity	resolution	keywords	cc	stage	has_patch	needs_docs	needs_tests	needs_better_patch	easy	ui_ux
12084	Document the return type of QuerySet.update()	anonymous	nobody	"[http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/topics/db/queries/#updating-multiple-objects-at-once From the documentation]: ""The update() method is applied instantly and doesn't return anything […]""

This is not true. `QuerySet.update()` returns the number of rows affected by the `UPDATE` query, which is quite useful. The [http://code.djangoproject.com/browser/django/trunk/tests/modeltests/update/models.py update tests] rely on this feature. Make it part of the public API."		closed	Documentation	1.1		fixed			Ready for checkin	1	0	0	0	0	0