""" 19. OR lookups To perform an OR lookup, or a lookup that combines ANDs and ORs, use the ``complex`` keyword argument, and pass it an expression of clauses using the variable ``django.db.models.Q`` (or any object with a get_sql method). """ from django.db import models class Article(models.Model): headline = models.CharField(maxlength=50) pub_date = models.DateTimeField() class Meta: ordering = ('pub_date',) def __repr__(self): return self.headline API_TESTS = """ >>> from datetime import datetime >>> from django.db.models import Q >>> a1 = Article(headline='Hello', pub_date=datetime(2005, 11, 27)) >>> a1.save() >>> a2 = Article(headline='Goodbye', pub_date=datetime(2005, 11, 28)) >>> a2.save() >>> a3 = Article(headline='Hello and goodbye', pub_date=datetime(2005, 11, 29)) >>> a3.save() >>> Article.objects.get_list(complex=(Q(headline__startswith='Hello') | Q(headline__startswith='Goodbye'))) [Hello, Goodbye, Hello and goodbye] >>> Article.objects.get_list(complex=(Q(headline__startswith='Hello') & Q(headline__startswith='Goodbye'))) [] >>> Article.objects.get_list(complex=(Q(headline__startswith='Hello') & Q(headline__contains='bye'))) [Hello and goodbye] >>> Article.objects.get_list(headline__startswith='Hello', complex=Q(headline__contains='bye')) [Hello and goodbye] >>> Article.objects.get_list(complex=(Q(headline__contains='Hello') | Q(headline__contains='bye'))) [Hello, Goodbye, Hello and goodbye] >>> Article.objects.get_list(complex=(Q(headline__iexact='Hello') | Q(headline__contains='ood'))) [Hello, Goodbye, Hello and goodbye] >>> Article.objects.get_list(complex=(Q(pk=1) | Q(pk=2))) [Hello, Goodbye] >>> Article.objects.get_list(complex=(Q(pk=1) | Q(pk=2) | Q(pk=3))) [Hello, Goodbye, Hello and goodbye] # Queries can use Q objects as args >>> Article.objects.get_list(Q(headline__startswith='Hello')) [Hello, Hello and goodbye] # Q arg objects are ANDed >>> Article.objects.get_list(Q(headline__startswith='Hello'), Q(headline__contains='bye')) [Hello and goodbye] # Q arg AND order is irrelevant >>> Article.objects.get_list(Q(headline__contains='bye'), headline__startswith='Hello') [Hello and goodbye] # QOrs are ok, as they ultimately resolve to a Q >>> Article.objects.get_list(Q(headline__contains='Hello') | Q(headline__contains='bye')) [Hello, Goodbye, Hello and goodbye] # Try some arg queries with operations other than get_list >>> Article.objects.get_object(Q(headline__startswith='Hello'), Q(headline__contains='bye')) Hello and goodbye >>> Article.objects.get_count(Q(headline__startswith='Hello') | Q(headline__contains='bye')) 3 >>> Article.objects.get_values(Q(headline__startswith='Hello'), Q(headline__contains='bye')) [{'headline': 'Hello and goodbye', 'pub_date': datetime.datetime(2005, 11, 29, 0, 0), 'id': 3}] >>> Article.objects.get_in_bulk([1,2], Q(headline__startswith='Hello')) {1: Hello} """