How to test django model method __str__()

Question

I trying to test __str__ method, and when trying to access it in my test it returns my model instance (I think it is)

def test_str_is_equal_to_title(self):
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Answer 1

According to the documentation:

Model.__str__()

The __str__() method is called whenever you call str() on an object.

You need to call str() on the model instance:

self.assertEqual(str(work), work.title)

Answer 2

Alternatively, you may simply call it like:

model_instance.__str__()