If I change a field in a Django model, how can I synchronize it with the database tables? Do I need to do it manually on the database or is there a tool that does helps with the process?
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If I change a field in a Django model, how can I synchronize it with the database tables? Do I need to do it manually on the database or is there a tool that does helps with the process?
Alas, Django does not support any easy solution to this.
The only thing django will do for you, is restart your database with new tables that match your new models:
the next option is to use the various sql* options to manage.py to see what django would do to match the current models to the database, then issue your own
ALTER TABLEcommands to make everything work right. Of course this is error prone and difficult.The real solution is to use a database migration tool, such as south to generate migration code.
Here is a similar question with discussion about various database migration options for django.