May 27, 2023, 12:05 p.m. | Odipo Otieno

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Django provides an Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) layer that allows you to interact with your database using Python code instead of writing raw SQL queries. The ORM provides a high-level, Pythonic API for performing database operations. Here are some common Django ORM commands and their equivalent SQL statements:




  1. Creating Objects:



    • Django ORM: Model.objects.create(**kwargs)

    • SQL: INSERT INTO table_name (column1, column2, ...) VALUES (value1, value2, ...)




  2. Saving Objects:



    • Django ORM: object.save()

    • SQL: UPDATE table_name SET column1=value1, column2=value2, ... WHERE condition




  3. Querying Objects:



    • Django …

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