How do I override delete() on a model and have it still work with related deletes

Question

I\'m having a problem because I\'m deleting a Widget by using some_widget_instance.delete(). I also have a model called WidgetFile with an override delete() method so that I

Answer 1

It should look like described on the django site:

class Blog(models.Model):
    name = models.CharField(max_length=100)
    tagline = models.TextField()
    def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
        do_something()
        super(Blog, self).save(*args, **kwargs) # Call the "real" save() method.
        do_something_else()

http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/topics/db/models/#overriding-predefined-model-methods

you forgot to pass some arguments