A fixture is a collection of data that Django knows how to import into a database, can be written as XML, YAML, or JSON documents. They can be used to provide initial data for models.
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Referencing models.site in fixtures file used to populate multisite
[
{
"model": "django.contrib.Site",
"pk": 1,
"fields": {
"domain_name": "en.localhost",
"display_name": "EN site"
}
}]
I've made an app and put the fixture above in a directory name 'fixtures'. When I run python…
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Reset form values from fixture content
Using Django 1.5, I need a Default values button with my form.
The form is a forms.ModelForm and the model is populated using Django fixtures when the application is deployed. Basically, the reset button would fetch the fixture content and update…
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Initial Data Django Fixtures Issue: Installed 0 object(s) from 0 fixture(s)
I am having a little trouble with importing initial data through xml files. For example I name this file in myapp/fixtures/initial_data.xml:
myapp.nutrition
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Google App Engine: Django Load Fixtures
Normally we load fixtures, like:
python manage.py loaddata fixture.yaml
but to upload to google database, it was suggested on here previously:
python manage.py loaddata remote fixture.yaml , but when I try, it says Unknown command: 'remote'
I use…
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How to modify dumpdata generated django json fixture prior to loading into database
I am a relative django newbie. I have a json fixture for the django.contrib.auth.user objects from an existing database that I want to load into my test app. The specific field I want to modify are all the Datetime Fields that do not have UTC…
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Django database with ForeignKey and Fixture
I am trying to implement a restaurant chief website.
So basically, I have States, Cities, Restaurants and Chiefs.
Class State(models.Model):
name = models.CharField(max_length=30)
Class City(models.Model):
name =…
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Django and Dynamic Example Data
I'm trying to find a way to easily generate an example/demonstration data set from initial_data.json in Django.
Essentially, the fixtures and initial_data.json do exactly what I need, except that the dates are static....
My app uses dates to…
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