Object wont update

Question

Hay all, my object doesnt seem to update when i call the save() method

heres my code

    car = Car.objects.get(pk=car_id)
    car.views += 1
    car.save()

and the model

views = models.FloatField(max_length=1000)

I do have a save() override method, could this cause a problem?

def save(self):
    d = timedelta(days=self.expires_in)
    if not self.id:
        self.expires_on = datetime.now() + d
        super(Car, self).save()

Answer 1

You have an error in your code. It calls the superclasses save method only in case the object doesn't have an id yet. Fixed your code:

def save(self):
    d = timedelta(days=self.expires_in)
    if not self.id:
        self.expires_on = datetime.now() + d
    super(Car, self).save() # <-- here

Answer 2

Right now, it seems like your code will not go into the "if" block (unless the id is None), so the superclass's "save" method isn't getting called.