It looks like you want to, basically, store a reference to a Python object
in your Model. It shouldn't be too extremely difficult. I'd create a Model
for this purpose though and just use extra methods to provide any
functionality you need. Just as a quick prototypical example:

class ReferenceModel(Model):
    _reference = models.CharField(max_length=150)

    def get_reference(self):
        """
        Load the string from self._reference and use some sort of a process
        to dynamically load the object.
        e.g.
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/547829/how-to-dynamically-load-a-python-class
        """

    def set_reference(self, input):
        self._reference = input

    foo = property(get_reference, set_reference)

Anyways, just a guess at one of many ways to possibly accomplish this task.


On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 5:58 PM, Michael Palumbo <
michael.palumb...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Do you know a custom field for a callable python object like a Class or a
> function ?
>
> It could store it as a string in the DB: "module1.module2.class"  or
> "module1.module2.function"
> With that string, it could load it as a real python object when you get it
> from the DB.
>
> For example, you could do something like that:
>
> from module1.module2 import testme
> mymodel.process = testme
> mymodel.save() => stores the string "module1.module2.testme"
>
> # Later...
> ins = mymodel.objects.get(..)
> ins.process('OK') # ins.process can be called because it has been resolved
> to the testme function
>
> Thanks.
>
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