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How to write query with multiple models in Django


How to write a query for student who logged in(student = self.request.user.id) to view his assignments titles (belong to his intake)

    class intake(models.Model):
    intakecode = models.CharField(max_length=100)
    modules = models.ManyToManyField(Module, through='IntakeDetails')

    class Student(models.Model):
    user = models.OneToOneField(UserType, on_delete=models.CASCADE, 
    primary_key=True)
    intakecode = models.ForeignKey(intake, on_delete=models.CASCADE)

student belong to a intake and each intake many modules.

    class IntakeDetails(models.Model):
    intake = models.ForeignKey(intake, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
    lecturer = models.ForeignKey(Lecturer, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
     module= models.ForeignKey(Module, on_delete=models.CASCADE)

    class AssignAssignment(models.Model):
    title=models.CharField(max_length=30)
    duedate=models.DateField()
intakedetails=models.ForeignKey(IntakeDetails,on_delete=models.CASCADE,null=True)

I tried this one but if there are more than one intakedetails, however, it pops up an error.

@login_required
class ModelIndexView(ListView):
template_name= 'accounts/students/students.html'
context_object_name= 'students'
def get_queryset(self):
    student = self.request.user.id
    student_det = Student.objects.get(user_id=student)
    assignment=IntakeDetails.objects.get(intake_id=student_det.intakecode)
    queryset=AssignAssignment.objects.filter(intakedetails_id=assignment.id)
    return queryset

Solution

  • Because when you use objects.get there should be only one row matching your query. No row or multiple rows result in errors --ObjectDoesNotExist and MultipleObjectsReturned respectively.

    You may use this query to get your desired result:

    AssignAssignment.objects.filter(intakedetails__intake_id=Student.objects.get(user_id=student).intakecode)