python - Django Get Latest Entry from Database -

i've got 2 questions, related same topic.

i know how retrieve data for loop using template tags

{% status in status %}      <tr>         <td>{{ status.status}}</td>     </tr>  {% endfor %}

however when want retrieve single object error when use:

po = status.objects.latest('id')

and remove loop.

i get:

'status' object not iterable

my questions are:

you have 2 different questions here:

you can using latest() queryset operator. reading docs note operator works on date fields, not integers.

status.objects.latest('date_added') # or date_updated

if want off id need order id , select first result. (this work if using incrementing primary keys, not work uuid's or randomly generated hashes).

status.objects.order_by('id')[0]

side note: use date_added / date_updated way of doing this.

a single object cannot iterated over. need use different template. or, need add single object list.

# note [] around query result = [status.object.latest('date_added')]

personally have different views listing single / multiple result. have listview many result objects , detailview single objects.

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