In django do models have a default timestamp field?

Question

In django - is there a default timestamp field for all objects? That is, do I have to explicitly declare a \'timestamp\' field for \'created on\' in my Model - or is there a way

Answer 1

Automagically doesn't sound like something django would do by default. It wouldn't force you to require a timestamp.

I'd build an abstract base class and inherit all models from it if you don't want to forget about the timestamp / fieldname, etc.

class TimeStampedModel(models.Model):
     created_on = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)

     class Meta:
         abstract = True

It doesn't seem like much to import wherever.TimeStampedModel instead of django.db.models.Model

class MyFutureModels(TimeStampedModel):
    ....