How to create a Django queryset filter comparing two date fields in the same model

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Django Problem Overview


Trying to get a query where the Activity record is stale in my Solr Index. I want to check to see if the Activity.updated date in the database is greater than the Activity.added_toSolr_date for the same record.

stale_activities_queryset = Activity.objects.filter(updated__gte = self.added_toSolr_date) 

Model

class Activity(models.Model):
    # Last time entry / metric was updated in the Activity model database
    updated =  models.DateTimeField( verbose_name="CRUD date")
    # When it was added to Solr Index Date
    added_toSolr_date = models.DateTimeField(blank=True, null=True, verbose_name="Added to Solr Index Date")

I referenced Django Query docs: https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.4/ref/models/querysets/ And unit tests for samples: https://github.com/django/django/blob/master/tests/modeltests/or_lookups/tests.py

Also searched here on Stackoverflow. All the examples use an entered date instead of comparing two date fields in the same model.

Django Solutions


Solution 1 - Django

F objects.

from django.db.models import F
stale_activities = Activity.objects.filter(updated__gte=F('added_toSolr_date')) 

Solution 2 - Django

The solution of Yuji Tomita, unfortunately, didn't work.

Consider a model below:

class list(models.Model):
    text = models.CharField(max_length=140)
    created = models.DateTimeField()
    modified = models.DateTimeField()

Queryset:

my_list = todolist.objects.order_by('created').filter(created__gte=F('modified'))

Template:

{% if my_list %}
{% for list in my_list %}
{{ list.text}}
{% endfor %}
{% else %}
<p>there is no list</p>
{% endif %}

In the end I get an empty list, but I know, it is not correct. I have also used the following inside the template (without queryset filter):

{% if list.created|date:'d m y h:i:s' == list.modified|date:'d m y h:i:s' %}

It worked, but I would prefer to see a more elegant solution.

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Content TypeOriginal AuthorOriginal Content on Stackoverflow
QuestionCarlos FerreiraView Question on Stackoverflow
Solution 1 - DjangoYuji 'Tomita' TomitaView Answer on Stackoverflow
Solution 2 - DjangoSergey KrivoyView Answer on Stackoverflow