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Python

SUVODEEP DUBEY
SUVODEEP DUBEY
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Posted by SUVODEEP DUBEY
SUVODEEP DUBEY
2,470 Points

Django Ordering Issue

I want to sort on the field name using the integer part

Models.py class abc(models.Model): name = models.CharField(max_length=255) ...

Ex. Name: ab123, ab12, ab23

Constraints: I am using serializer. I don't want to change the model

How can I sort ascending and descending order on button click(Up button and Down button) over the name field?

When I am giving the field name under "ordering_fields={name}" in viewsets The name is getting sorted on string/char but I want the field to get sorted in the integer part of the name.

i.e, ab12, ab23, ab123

and I am getting

ab12, ab123, ab23

I don't want to change the model, Could this sorting be done from views as this is a business logic.

What I tried and failed:

qs = queryset() qs_list = [prepared a list from queryset] sorted the list

  1. but now I am facing the issue to convert the list to queryset.
  2. I don't know how to do it with button clicks, maybe I have to add a flag