How to TRUNCATE TABLE using Django's ORM?

Question

To empty a database table, I use this SQL Query:

TRUNCATE TABLE `books`

How to I truncate a table using Django\'s models and ORM?

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Answer 1

The closest you'll get with the ORM is Book.objects.all().delete().

There are differences though: truncate will likely be faster, but the ORM will also chase down foreign key references and delete objects in other tables.