django: control json serialization

Question

Is there a way to control json serialization in django? Simple code below will return serialized object in json:

co = Collection.objects.all()
c = serializer         


        

Answer 1

Rather than writing anything yourself, let Piston do the work of serializing Django models to JSON. By default it just serializes the model's fields, no metadata. And you can easily list which fields--even related fields--to include or exclude. No extra templates, and very little view code.