Changes between Version 28 and Version 29 of RemovingTheMagic

Timestamp:

Jan 6, 2006, 4:21:58 PM (20 years ago)

Author:

Adrian Holovaty

Comment:

Added 'Model methods no longer automatically have access to datetime and db modules'

RemovingTheMagic

@@ -283 +283 @@
 }}}
 
+== Model methods no longer automatically have access to datetime and db modules ==
+
+'''Status: Done'''
+
+Formerly, each model method magically had access to the {{{datetime}}} module and to the variable {{{db}}}, which represents the current database connection. Now, those have to be imported explicitly.
+
+Old:
+{{{
+#!python
+    def some_method(self):
+        print datetime.datetime.now()
+        cursor = db.cursor()
+        cursor.execute("UPDATE something;")
+}}}
+
+New:
+{{{
+#!python
+import datetime
+from django.db import connection
+
+# ...
+
+    def some_method(self):
+        print datetime.datetime.now()
+        cursor = connection.cursor()
+        cursor.execute("UPDATE something;")
+}}}
+
 == Move "auth" and "core" models to django.contrib ==