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Update distinct to use same syntax as other methods
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Description
Hello,
Most filtering methods use the following syntax: method("field__subfield")
However, it seems that distinct uses the raw input.
MyObject.objects.distinct("field__subfield") does not return anything, whereas
MyObject.objects.distinct("field.subfield") does.
Shouldn't this be harmonized to use the same syntax as the other methods?
Thanks !
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Research direction
Start by locating the MyObject.objects.distinct entry point and compare its field-name handling with the filtering methods described in the issue. Reproduce the difference between "field__subfield" and "field.subfield", then confirm that the harmonized syntax returns the expected distinct values.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- database
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
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- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100