generate update query using django orm

Question

I need to implement this query using django orm:

update table set field=field+1 where id=id

I don\'t whant to use this:

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Answer 1

If you need to convert the UPDATE ORM query to UPDATE SQL statement without performing it

The update() method is applied instantly and returns the number of rows matched by the query (django 1.8 docs)

def generate_update_sql(queryset, update_kwargs):
    """  [checked on django 1.8]
    Converts queryset with update_kwargs
    like if was: queryset.update(**update_kwargs)
    """
    from django.db.models import sql

    query = queryset.query.clone(sql.UpdateQuery)
    query.add_update_values(update_kwargs)
    compiler = query.get_compiler(queryset.db)
    sql, params = compiler.as_sql()
    return sql % params

Usage

qs = Event.objects.exclude(app='some')
update_kwargs = dict(description='test', action='action')
generate_update_sql(qs, update_kwargs) 

Will return

UPDATE `api_event` SET `description` = test, `action` = action WHERE NOT (`api_event`.`app` = some)