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@@ -25,8 +25,10 @@ return model instances:
.. method:: Manager.raw(raw_query, params=None, translations=None)
-This method method takes a raw SQL query, executes it, and returns model
-instances.
+This method method takes a raw SQL query, executes it, and returns a
+:class:`~django.db.models.query.RawQuerySet` instance. This
+:class:`~django.db.models.query.RawQuerySet` instance can be iterated
+over just like an normal QuerySet to provide object instances.
This is best illustrated with an example. Suppose you've got the following model::
@@ -37,8 +39,10 @@ This is best illustrated with an example. Suppose you've got the following model
You could then execute custom SQL like so::
- >>> Person.objects.raw('SELECT * from myapp_person')
- [<Person: John Doe>, <Person: Jane Doe>, ...]
+ >>> for p in Person.objects.raw('SELECT * FROM myapp_person'):
+ ... print p
+ John Smith
+ Jane Jones
.. admonition:: Model table names
@@ -110,7 +114,7 @@ Deferring model fields
Fields may also be left out::
- >>> people = Person.objects.raw('SELECT id, first_name FROM myapp_person'):
+ >>> people = Person.objects.raw('SELECT id, first_name FROM myapp_person')
The ``Person`` objects returned by this query will be :ref:`deferred
<queryset-defer>` model instances. This means that the fields that are omitted
@@ -142,7 +146,7 @@ of people with their ages calculated by the database::
>>> people = Person.objects.raw('SELECT *, age(birth_date) AS age FROM myapp_person')
>>> for p in people:
- ... print "%s is %s." % (p.first_name, p.age)
+ ... print "%s is %s." % (p.first_name, p.age)
John is 37.
Jane is 42.
...