Why does adding this __init__() method break my Django model?

Question

This question is a follow-up to one I asked earlier here.

I have a Django model as follows:

class MyModel(models.Model):
    my_field1 = models.DateTimeF         


        

Answer 1

You don't need to use __init__ in Django models, instead use Meta class

class MyModel(models.Model):
    my_field1 = models.DateTimeField(default=datetime.utcnow, editable=False)
    my_field2 = models.DateTimeField()

    class Meta:
        verbose_name = 'My Model'
        verbose_name_plural = 'My Models' # and so on