djangodjango-ormdjango-signals

How do I get old value and new value in pre_save function in Django?


Imagine I have a model called A, which has a field called name. How can I get previous value and new value in pre_save signal?

@receiver(pre_save, sender=A)
def signal_product_manage_latest_version_id(
        sender, instance, update_fields=None, **kwargs):
    if 'name' in update_fields:
        print(instance.name)

Will the name be the old value or the new value when I call the following?

a = A.objects.create(name="John")
a.name = "Lee"
a.save()

Solution

  • From the doc instance The actual instance being saved.

    You will get the old instance of A by explicitly calling it using .get() method as,

    @receiver(pre_save, sender=A)
    def signal_product_manage_latest_version_id(sender, instance, update_fields=None, **kwargs):
        try:
            old_instance = A.objects.get(id=instance.id)
        except A.DoesNotExist:  # to handle initial object creation
            return None  # just exiting from signal
        # your code to with 'old_instance'