Django - Template display model verbose_names & objects

Question

I need to display several models name & objects in a template

Here is my view

def contents(request):
  \"\"\"Lists contents\"\"\         


        

Answer 1

An alternative solution is to subclass your model's QuerySet:

class SomeQuerySet(models.QuerySet):
    @property
    def verbose_name(self):
        return self.model._meta.verbose_name

class SomeModel(models.Model):
    ...

    objects = SomeQuerySet.as_manager()

    class Meta:
        verbose_name = 'Some Model'

Now you can get the verbose_name from the queryset directly, without the need to iterate over it:

{{ objects.verbose_name }}
{% for objs in objects %}
...

If you want to access the verbose_name from a model instance directly, and not from a QuerySet, you'll need to define a property in your model as well:

class SomeModel(models.Model):
    ...

    objects = SomeQuerySet.as_manager()

    class Meta:
        verbose_name = 'Some Model'

    @property
    def verbose_name(self):
        return self._meta.verbose_name