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There is no strict order that you must follow when organizing your Django models, but it's best to keep them organized and readable to make it easier for other developers to understand your code. Here is one possible order that you can follow:
Constants and utilities: This includes any constants and helper functions that are used in your model.
Fields: Define your fields, including their types and options.
Meta options: Define any metadata options for your model, such as ordering or database tables.
Methods: Define any methods that are related to your model.
Special model methods: Define the
__str__
method for your model, which is used when the object is printed, as well as any other methods likeget_absolute_url
orsave
.
Here's an example of a model that follows this order:
class MyModel(models.Model):
MY_CONSTANT = 'constant'
my_field = models.CharField(max_length=50)
my_other_field = models.IntegerField()
class Meta:
ordering = ['my_field']
verbose_name = 'My Model'
verbose_name_plural = 'My Models'
def my_method(self):
# some code
def __str__(self):
return f'{self.my_field} - {self.my_other_field}'
def get_absolute_url(self):
return reverse('myapp:view', args=[str(self.id)])