Django - Function inside a model. How to call it from a view?

Question

I\'m designing a model in Django but I don\'t know if this is the best way. I have a model called \"History\" and inside this model I\'ve a specialized function that will handle

Answer 1

Does insert_history use self? Or does it create a new History object?

If it creates a new object, I'd do it like this:

class History(models.Model):
    @classmethod
    def insert_history(cls, field1, field2, field3):
        # Here be code

To call it

from app.models import History
History.insert_history(field1, field2, field3)

BTW, the conventional name for a method creating new objects is create. Also, have a look at https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.9/ref/models/instances/#creating-objects