In django, how do I sort a model on a field and then get the last item?

Question

Specifically, I have a model that has a field like this

pub_date = models.DateField(\"date published\")

I want to be able to easily grab the ob

Answer 1

Note:

Normal python lists accept negative indexes, which signify an offset from the end of the list, rather than the beginning like a positive number. However, QuerySet objects will raise

AssertionError: Negative indexing is not supported.

if you use a negative index, which is why you have to do what insin said: reverse the ordering and grab the 0th element.