django does django have an automatic timestamp create/update field like cakephp?

Question

having used cakephp in the past, one thing (perhaps the only thing?) i liked about it was that it had a \"create\" and \"update\" timestamp capability that was lovely - simply p

Answer 1

Sure it has!

Check auto_now and auto_now_add in the doc

Answer 2

It is not added to your model built-in in every table. You must add it as field to your model.

class Message(models.Model):

    created_at = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)
    updated_at = models.DateTimeField(auto_now=True)

Message in this case your table's name.