Django bulk_create with ignore rows that cause IntegrityError?

Question

I am using bulk_create to loads thousands or rows into a postgresql DB. Unfortunately some of the rows are causing IntegrityError and stoping the bulk_create process. I was

Answer 1

Even in Django 1.11 there is no way to do this. I found a better option than using Raw SQL. It using djnago-query-builder. It has an upsert method

from querybuilder.query import Query
q = Query().from_table(YourModel)
# replace with your real objects
rows = [YourModel() for i in range(10)] 
q.upsert(rows, ['unique_fld1', 'unique_fld2'], ['fld1_to_update', 'fld2_to_update'])

Note: The library only support postgreSQL

Here is a gist that I use for bulk insert that supports ignoring IntegrityErrors and returns the records inserted.