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Python Django Forms More on Models Abstract Model

Posted by Chris Couch
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Chris Couch
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 25,326 Points

Great! Now make a new model, Review, that inherits from Article. It should have one new field, rating, which is an Integ

Wondering how I should go about this task. Task 2...

articles/models.py 
from django.db import models


class Article(models.Model):
    headline = models.CharField(max_length=255)
    publish_date = models.DateTimeField()
    content = models.TextField()
    writer = models.ForeignKey('Writer')
    class Meta:
        abstract = True

    def __str__(self):
        return self.headline


class Writer(models.Model):
    name = models.CharField(max_length=255)
    email = models.EmailField()
    bio = models.TextField()

    def __str__(self):
        return self.name

    def mailto(self):
        return '{} <{}>'.format(self.name, self.email)

1 Answer

Chris Freeman
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Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 Points

Here are the steps broken down:

  • Now make a new model, Review, ...

use class to declare the model

  • ...that inherits from Article.

use Article as the parent class

  • It should have one new field, rating, which is an IntegerField with a default value of 5.

this has the same format as the other fields, but with parameter default set to 5

Post back if you need more help. Good luck!!!

Chris Couch
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Chris Couch
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class Review: rating=5 ?

I feel like this is too simple. Not sure why it's not clicking in my head...

Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 Points

“one new field, rating, which is an IntegerField with a default value of 5”

Chris Couch
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Chris Couch
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 25,326 Points

class Review: rating = models.IntegerField(default=5)

I'm not getting it

Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 Points

Last piece:

use class to declare the model Review . ...that inherits from Article.

Chris Couch
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Chris Couch
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 25,326 Points

I have it under Article similar to my class Meta

Chris Couch
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Chris Couch
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 25,326 Points

thank you finally worked