Django Model Field Default to Null
I need to have my Django application allow me to have a default value of NULL set for a certain model field. I've looked over the null, blank, and default parameters, but it's not very clear what combination of the three I need to use to get the desired effect. I've tried setting default=NULL
but it threw an error. If I specify blank=True, null=True
and no default, will it just default back to NULL come runtime?
Solution 1:
Try default=None
. There is no NULL
in python.
Solution 2:
If you specify null=True on the model field then the value will be stored as NULL in the database if the user does not provide a value.
Solution 3:
-
blank=True
allows you to input nothing (i.e""
,None
) and keep it empty. -
null=True
means the database row is allowed to beNULL
. -
default=None
sets the field toNone
if no other value is given.