Get all fields of a model in Django Shell

Question

Is it possible to output names of all fields of a specific model in Django Shell? For example, how to get fields from User model:

>>> from django.contrib.auth.models import User

I know I can get it by accessing models.py of the appropriate app but it would be more convenient for me to get information on models of all the apps at the same place.

score 8 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 22 '21 at 10:20

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To return a list of field objects of the User model. Use:

field_names = User._meta.get_fields()

To return a list of field names for User model, Use:

field_names = [f.name for f in User._meta.get_fields()]

edited Jun 22 '21 at 10:20

Sayyor Y

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answered May 08 '21 at 11:21

Lewis

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It says `AttributeError: type object 'User' has no attribute '__meta'` – Sayyor Y May 08 '21 at 11:24
@SayyorY just use a single underscore. `__` --> `_` – Lewis May 08 '21 at 11:25
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Nice solution. For your models this also should work (but not in a list): YourModel.__dict__['__doc__'] – sipi09 May 08 '21 at 12:27

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 10 '22 at 11:07

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Also, you can see only the model (without foreign keys fields) by User._meta.fields. is there any way to only see the required fields there?

answered Jun 10 '22 at 11:07

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this can be a new question try asking it as a new one. – Mojtaba Jun 12 '22 at 08:44
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Get all fields of a model in Django Shell

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