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Abdul Rehman
533 Pointsaverage_score field is not a `SerializerMethodField`
Here what I have tried:
from django.db.models import Avg
from rest_framework import serializers
from . import models
class GameSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
class Meta:
average_score = serializers.SerializerMethodField
fields = ('id', 'name', 'avarage_score')
model = models.Game
def get_average_score(self, obj):
average = obj.Game.scores.all.aggregate(Avg('score')).get('score__avg')
if average is None:
return 0
return round(average*2) / 2
class PlayerSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
class Meta:
fields = ('id', 'name', 'age', 'parent_approval')
model = models.Player
def validate(self, data):
if data['age'] < 13 and not data['parent_approval']:
raise serializers.ValidationError(
"Children under 13 require parental approval"
)
return data
class ScoreSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
game = serializers.HyperlinkedRelatedField(
read_only=True, view_name='apiv2:game-detail')
player = serializers.HyperlinkedRelatedField(
read_only=True, view_name='apiv2:player-detail')
class Meta:
fields = ('id', 'game', 'player', 'score')
model = models.Score
1 Answer

Iain Simmons
Treehouse Moderator 32,289 PointsYou're assigning the actual serializers.SerializerMethodField
method to the average_score
variable, instead of calling/instantiating it.
Just add some parentheses after it:
average_score = serializers.SerializerMethodField()