convert a django queryset into an array

Question

i would like convert a django queryset into an array like,

firstnames=Users.objects.values(\'firstnames\')

to get a result that looks like

Answer 1

def get_array(Table, column):
    rows = Table.objects.values(column)
    return [row[column] for row in rows]

print get_array(Users, 'firstnames')

Answer 2

Use QuerySet.values_list and specify flat=True:

firstnames = Users.objects.values_list('firstnames', flat=True)
firstnames = list(firstnames)