Whoops, foo = property(get_reference, set_reference)
should be reference = property(get_reference, set_reference) Sorry, was reading another page to make sure I have the property code right: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1454727/do-properties-work-on-django-model-fields On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 6:15 PM, Kurtis Mullins <kurtis.mull...@gmail.com>wrote: > 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. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Django users" group. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msg/django-users/-/sHDfKCKGBmEJ. >> To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en. >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en.
