How do I get the default value for a field in a Django model?

Question

I have a Django model with some fields that have default values specified. I am looking to grab the default value for one of these fields for us later on in my code. Is there

Answer 1

As of Django 1.9.x you may use:

field = TheModel._meta.get_field('field_name')
default_value = field.get_default()