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Asked: May 15, 20262026-05-15T02:48:38+00:00 2026-05-15T02:48:38+00:00

To empty a database table, I use this SQL Query: TRUNCATE TABLE `books` How

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To empty a database table, I use this SQL Query:

TRUNCATE TABLE `books`

How to I truncate a table using Django’s models and ORM?

I’ve tried this, but it doesn’t work:

Book.objects.truncate()
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    2026-05-15T02:48:39+00:00Added an answer on May 15, 2026 at 2:48 am

    The closest you’ll get with the ORM is Book.objects.all().delete().

    There are differences though: truncate will likely be faster, but the ORM will also chase down foreign key references and delete objects in other tables.

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