Set a django object property through a subquery










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I have an object of type Foo with a ForeignKey to a Bar. Bar has a property called slug.



I can do



myfoo.bar = Bar.objects.get(slug='123')


But this would add an extra query. Is it possible to have Django generate the assignment as a sub-query within the update?



i.e. generate SQL similar to:



UPDATE myfoo SET bar_id = (select id from bar where slug = '123')









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    I have an object of type Foo with a ForeignKey to a Bar. Bar has a property called slug.



    I can do



    myfoo.bar = Bar.objects.get(slug='123')


    But this would add an extra query. Is it possible to have Django generate the assignment as a sub-query within the update?



    i.e. generate SQL similar to:



    UPDATE myfoo SET bar_id = (select id from bar where slug = '123')









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      I have an object of type Foo with a ForeignKey to a Bar. Bar has a property called slug.



      I can do



      myfoo.bar = Bar.objects.get(slug='123')


      But this would add an extra query. Is it possible to have Django generate the assignment as a sub-query within the update?



      i.e. generate SQL similar to:



      UPDATE myfoo SET bar_id = (select id from bar where slug = '123')









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      I have an object of type Foo with a ForeignKey to a Bar. Bar has a property called slug.



      I can do



      myfoo.bar = Bar.objects.get(slug='123')


      But this would add an extra query. Is it possible to have Django generate the assignment as a sub-query within the update?



      i.e. generate SQL similar to:



      UPDATE myfoo SET bar_id = (select id from bar where slug = '123')






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          You can use a Django Subquery expression:



          from django.db.models import Subquery

          # create the "SELECT id FROM bar WHERE slug = '123' LIMIT 1" subquery
          subquery = Bar.objects.filter(slug='123')[:1]
          # update only the correct foo object with this subquery
          Foo.objects.filter(pk=myfoo.pk).update(bar=Subquery(subquery))
          # refresh the variable so that `myfoo.bar` is correct
          myfoo.refresh_from_db()





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          • Is it not possible to do it through simple assignment? I.e., I am setting several properties (including a set property) and I'd like to do foo.a=1; foo.b=2; foo.c=[c,d,e]; foo.bar=Subquery(...). Though if I can do update(a=...,c=[...]) it could work.

            – Tordek
            Nov 14 '18 at 22:21











          • @Tordek Yes you have to use update with multiple parameters. Otherwise, you will end up with a lot of queries.

            – mistiru
            Nov 15 '18 at 8:00










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          You can use a Django Subquery expression:



          from django.db.models import Subquery

          # create the "SELECT id FROM bar WHERE slug = '123' LIMIT 1" subquery
          subquery = Bar.objects.filter(slug='123')[:1]
          # update only the correct foo object with this subquery
          Foo.objects.filter(pk=myfoo.pk).update(bar=Subquery(subquery))
          # refresh the variable so that `myfoo.bar` is correct
          myfoo.refresh_from_db()





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          • Is it not possible to do it through simple assignment? I.e., I am setting several properties (including a set property) and I'd like to do foo.a=1; foo.b=2; foo.c=[c,d,e]; foo.bar=Subquery(...). Though if I can do update(a=...,c=[...]) it could work.

            – Tordek
            Nov 14 '18 at 22:21











          • @Tordek Yes you have to use update with multiple parameters. Otherwise, you will end up with a lot of queries.

            – mistiru
            Nov 15 '18 at 8:00















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          You can use a Django Subquery expression:



          from django.db.models import Subquery

          # create the "SELECT id FROM bar WHERE slug = '123' LIMIT 1" subquery
          subquery = Bar.objects.filter(slug='123')[:1]
          # update only the correct foo object with this subquery
          Foo.objects.filter(pk=myfoo.pk).update(bar=Subquery(subquery))
          # refresh the variable so that `myfoo.bar` is correct
          myfoo.refresh_from_db()





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          • Is it not possible to do it through simple assignment? I.e., I am setting several properties (including a set property) and I'd like to do foo.a=1; foo.b=2; foo.c=[c,d,e]; foo.bar=Subquery(...). Though if I can do update(a=...,c=[...]) it could work.

            – Tordek
            Nov 14 '18 at 22:21











          • @Tordek Yes you have to use update with multiple parameters. Otherwise, you will end up with a lot of queries.

            – mistiru
            Nov 15 '18 at 8:00













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          You can use a Django Subquery expression:



          from django.db.models import Subquery

          # create the "SELECT id FROM bar WHERE slug = '123' LIMIT 1" subquery
          subquery = Bar.objects.filter(slug='123')[:1]
          # update only the correct foo object with this subquery
          Foo.objects.filter(pk=myfoo.pk).update(bar=Subquery(subquery))
          # refresh the variable so that `myfoo.bar` is correct
          myfoo.refresh_from_db()





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          You can use a Django Subquery expression:



          from django.db.models import Subquery

          # create the "SELECT id FROM bar WHERE slug = '123' LIMIT 1" subquery
          subquery = Bar.objects.filter(slug='123')[:1]
          # update only the correct foo object with this subquery
          Foo.objects.filter(pk=myfoo.pk).update(bar=Subquery(subquery))
          # refresh the variable so that `myfoo.bar` is correct
          myfoo.refresh_from_db()






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          • Is it not possible to do it through simple assignment? I.e., I am setting several properties (including a set property) and I'd like to do foo.a=1; foo.b=2; foo.c=[c,d,e]; foo.bar=Subquery(...). Though if I can do update(a=...,c=[...]) it could work.

            – Tordek
            Nov 14 '18 at 22:21











          • @Tordek Yes you have to use update with multiple parameters. Otherwise, you will end up with a lot of queries.

            – mistiru
            Nov 15 '18 at 8:00

















          • Is it not possible to do it through simple assignment? I.e., I am setting several properties (including a set property) and I'd like to do foo.a=1; foo.b=2; foo.c=[c,d,e]; foo.bar=Subquery(...). Though if I can do update(a=...,c=[...]) it could work.

            – Tordek
            Nov 14 '18 at 22:21











          • @Tordek Yes you have to use update with multiple parameters. Otherwise, you will end up with a lot of queries.

            – mistiru
            Nov 15 '18 at 8:00
















          Is it not possible to do it through simple assignment? I.e., I am setting several properties (including a set property) and I'd like to do foo.a=1; foo.b=2; foo.c=[c,d,e]; foo.bar=Subquery(...). Though if I can do update(a=...,c=[...]) it could work.

          – Tordek
          Nov 14 '18 at 22:21





          Is it not possible to do it through simple assignment? I.e., I am setting several properties (including a set property) and I'd like to do foo.a=1; foo.b=2; foo.c=[c,d,e]; foo.bar=Subquery(...). Though if I can do update(a=...,c=[...]) it could work.

          – Tordek
          Nov 14 '18 at 22:21













          @Tordek Yes you have to use update with multiple parameters. Otherwise, you will end up with a lot of queries.

          – mistiru
          Nov 15 '18 at 8:00





          @Tordek Yes you have to use update with multiple parameters. Otherwise, you will end up with a lot of queries.

          – mistiru
          Nov 15 '18 at 8:00

















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