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Selecting data from few relational tables based on few conditions in Django


I'm using Django 1.6 with Python 2.7 and I have few related models:

# keys/models.py
class Key(models.Model):
    user = models.ForeignKey('auth.User')
    is_valid = models.BooleanField()

# entities/models.py
class Entity(models.Model):
    user = models.ForeignKey('auth.User')
    key = models.ForeignKey('keys.Key')
    active = models.BooleanField(default=False)

# profile/models.py
class Profile(models.Model):
    user = models.ForeignKey('auth.User')
    profile_id = models.PositiveIntegerField(null=True, blank=True)

Is it possible to make a single-line query which would check these conditions:

  • Key.is_valid must be True
  • Entity.active must be True
  • Profile.profile_id must not be null (or None)

The only thing I can pass to that query is request.user.


Solution

  • if you are wanting to get Entity objects:

    objects = Entity.objects.filter(active=True, 
                                    key__is_valid=True, 
                                    user__profile__profile_id__isnull=False)