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Y B
Y B
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Y B
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Use related name instead of _set()

When we set up a Foreign Key field in our models we can assign it a related name. From what I understand we can use this instead of object_set(). Is this what you would recommend for best practice?

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Iain Simmons
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Iain Simmons
Treehouse Moderator 32,305 Points
Iain Simmons
Iain Simmons
Treehouse Moderator 32,305 Points

It's there for you to use, if you feel it would make more sense. I think it's important to know what Django sets as the default though.

You'd also want to make sure you're consistent in your naming scheme so it doesn't get all jumbled up later.

Daniel Jeffery
Daniel Jeffery
Courses Plus Student 26,985 Points

Very helpful, can you explain how related name works?

Naivedya Bansal
Naivedya Bansal
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Naivedya Bansal
Naivedya Bansal
2,936 Points

Step becomes "step" in step_set(). Is this django convention? What is the model name was lower case to begin with?