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Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2012 16:33:07 +0100
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Subject: Re: object has no attribute '_state'
From: Tom Evans <tevans...@googlemail.com>
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On Fri, Oct 5, 2012 at 3:56 PM, Demian Brecht <demianbre...@gmail.com> wrot=
e:
>
>>> class QuestionSet(models.Model):
>>>      title =3D models.CharField(max_length=3D100)
>>>      description =3D models.TextField()
>>>      order =3D models.IntegerField()
>>>
>>>      def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
>>>          self.title =3D kwargs.get('title','Default Title')
>>>          self.description =3D kwargs.get('description', 'DefDescription=
')
>>>          self.order =3D kwargs.get('order', 0)
>
>
> One thing that looks suspect to me here is that you're not calling __init=
__
> on models.Model.
>

I'm sure the OP from June 2010 will be pleased that his question has
been answered so many times=E2=80=A6

Cheers

Tom

PS: To call the parent class(es) constuctor(s) correctly when using
python "new style" classes (ie: all Django classes and classes derived
from Django classes), you should use super(ClassName, self).__init__()
and not call the base class directly.