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diff --git a/docs/topics/db/optimization.txt b/docs/topics/db/optimization.txt index baf8cfa268..c3b30074ca 100644 --- a/docs/topics/db/optimization.txt +++ b/docs/topics/db/optimization.txt @@ -171,6 +171,8 @@ know that you won't need (or won't need in most cases) to avoid loading them. Note that if you *do* use them, the ORM will have to go and get them in a separate query, making this a pessimization if you use it inappropriately. +Also, be aware that there is some (small extra) overhead incurred inside Django when constructing a model with deferred fields. Don't be too aggressive in deferring fields without profiling as the database has to read most of the non-text, non-VARCHAR data from the disk for a single row in the results, even if it ends up only using a few columns. The `defer()` and `only()` methods are most useful when you can avoid loading a lot of text data or for fields that might take a lot of processing to convert back to Python. As always, profile first, then optimize. + Use QuerySet.count() -------------------- |