Question

How do I run an update and select statements on the same queryset rather than having to do two queries:
– one to select the object
– and one to update the object

The equivalent in SQL would be something like:

update my_table set field_1 = 'some value' where pk_field = some_value

Answer 1

Use the queryset object update method:

MyModel.objects.filter(pk=some_value).update(field1='some value')