Re: Model with several ManyToManyFields - related_name problem

Hiya, thanks for the reply. So in this case the extra fields are actually denormalized subsets of the original field, and the reverse relation can use the main field. (At least, at the moment, that's my plan, but that could change. Which I guess goes to show how rare this case probably actual

Re: Model with several ManyToManyFields - related_name problem

Hello, I believe you need related_name, for disambiguation at least. Maybe by setting a db_table you can bypass the related_name but I'm not convinced. Actually, I'm "parasiting" your post to ask when "[we]'d prefer Django didn't create a backwards relation"? Regards, -- You received this

Model with several ManyToManyFields - related_name problem

I have a model with more than one (3 in fact) ManyToManyFields which point to the same other model. As long as I specify distinct related_names for each, all is well. But the documentation [1] suggests that if I don't need the backwards relation, then specifying '+' as the related_name should wor