Django: “Can't convert 'Name' object to str implicitly” on saving object

Question

In Django admin, I have created a Name object with name: \"United Kingdom\". I then create a Nation object with the Name object I\'ve just created, and a path to a flag image. <

Answer 1

Use unicodes in __unicode__() method i.e.

u'Name: ' + self.name

and

u'Nation: ' + self.name

Without unicode in 'Nation: ' + self.name, it will try to get string representation which is not defined for Name object.

Answer 2

The change that fixed the problem:

'Name: ' + self.name.name

That way I'm correctly referring to the name column in the name table.