Django storing mobile number, what field to use?

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In my models I need to store a mobile number in the following format 447182716281. What field should I use? Does Django have anything to support this?

example

 mobile = models.IntegerField(max_length=12)

score 5 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 17 '13 at 19:53

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Phone numbers must be CharFields. Integer field will not preserve leading 0, +, and spacing.

answered Mar 17 '13 at 19:53

Daniel Roseman

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does it support some sort of regex then, because a CharFields is very general. – MarkO Mar 17 '13 at 19:58
Why do you need the plus sign? Can you use PhoneNumberField() without it? – BigMonkey89WithaLeg Jun 15 '17 at 16:29
I like this approach. Makes it simple – Anupam Jun 15 '18 at 05:14

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 17 '13 at 20:59

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There is a regex field in form validation. In model use just CharField.

answered Mar 17 '13 at 20:59

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score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 18 '13 at 00:03

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I think is a interesting question since it really depends on the problem modeling, CharField works fine, but have a look at this:

ORM tricks

answered Mar 18 '13 at 00:03

PepperoniPizza

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score 2 · Answer 4 · answered Jun 21 '17 at 05:16

On using models.IntegerField(default=0) for larger number it gives error Ensure this value is less than or equal to 2147483647.

So better way to use would be. BigIntegerField A 64-bit integer, much like an IntegerField except that it is guaranteed to fit numbers from -9223372036854775808 to 9223372036854775807. The default form widget for this field is a TextInput.

score 0 · Answer 5 · edited Oct 13 '20 at 15:40

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with PostgreSQL IntegerField is not working properly so it's better to use CharField with Django.

Number=models.CharField(max_length=12)

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answered Oct 13 '20 at 14:06

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Django storing mobile number, what field to use?

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