title: django.db.models DateTimeField Example Code

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meta: Python code examples for the DateTimeField class provided by the Django ORM. DateTimeField is found within the django.db.models module.

[DateTimeField](https://github.com/django/django/blob/master/django/db/models/fields/__init__.py)

is a frequently-used attribute on

[Model](/django-db-models-model-examples.html) classes when defining

date- and time-based [database columns](/databases.html) with

the [Django ORM](/django-orm.html).

The [Django](/django.html) project has great documentation for

[DateTimeField](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/models/fields/#django.db.models.DateTimeField)

and all of the other column fields.

Note that `DateTimeField` is defined within the

[django.db.models.fields](https://github.com/django/django/blob/master/django/db/models/fields/__init__.py)

module but is typically referenced from

[django.db.models](https://github.com/django/django/tree/master/django/db/models)

rather than including the `fields` module reference.

[django-push-notifications](https://github.com/jazzband/django-push-notifications)

is a [Django](/django.html) app for storing and interacting with

push notification services such as

[Google's Firebase Cloud Messaging](https://firebase.google.com/docs/cloud-messaging/)

and

[Apple Notifications](https://developer.apple.com/notifications/).

The django-push-notification project's source code is available

open source under the

[MIT license](https://github.com/jazzband/django-push-notifications/blob/master/LICENSE).

[**django-push-notifications / push_notifications / models.py**](

from __future__ import unicode_literals

~~from django.db import models

from django.utils.encoding import python_2_unicode_compatible

from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _

from .fields import HexIntegerField

from .settings import PUSH_NOTIFICATIONS_SETTINGS as SETTINGS

CLOUD_MESSAGE_TYPES = (

("FCM", "Firebase Cloud Message"),

("GCM", "Google Cloud Message"),

)

BROWSER_TYPES = (

("CHROME", "Chrome"),

("FIREFOX", "Firefox"),

("OPERA", "Opera"),

)

class Device(models.Model):

name = models.CharField(max_length=255, verbose_name=_("Name"),

blank=True, null=True)

active = models.BooleanField(

verbose_name=_("Is active"), default=True,

help_text=_("Inactive devices will not be sent notifications")

)

user = models.ForeignKey(

SETTINGS["USER_MODEL"], blank=True, null=True,

on_delete=models.CASCADE

)

~~ date_created = models.DateTimeField(

~~ verbose_name=_("Creation date"), auto_now_add=True, null=True

~~ )

application_id = models.CharField(

max_length=64, verbose_name=_("Application ID"),

help_text=_(

"Opaque application identity, should be filled in for"

" multiple key/certificate access"

),

blank=True, null=True

)

class Meta:

abstract = True

def __str__(self):

return (

self.name or

str(self.device_id or "") or

"%s for %s" % (self.__class__.__name__,

self.user or "unknown user")

)

[**heritagesites / heritagesites / urls.py**](https://github.com/Michael-Cantley/heritagesites/blob/master/heritagesites/urls.py)

[drf-action-serializer](https://github.com/gregschmit/drf-action-serializer)

is an extension for [Django REST Framework](/django-rest-framework-drf.html)

that makes it easier to configure specific serializers to use based on the

client's request action. For example, a list view should have one serializer

whereas the detail view would have a different serializer.

The project is open source under the

[MIT license](https://github.com/gregschmit/drf-action-serializer/blob/master/LICENSE).

[**drf-action-serializer / action_serializer / urls.py**](https://github.com/gregschmit/drf-action-serializer/blob/master/action_serializer/urls.py)

from django.contrib import admin

~~from django.urls import include, path

from rest_framework.routers import DefaultRouter

from .sample_group_viewset import GroupViewSet

router = DefaultRouter()

router.register('auth/group', GroupViewSet)

router.register('auth/groups', GroupViewSet)

urlpatterns = [

~~ path('api/', include(router.urls)),

~~ path('admin/doc/', include('django.contrib.admindocs.urls')),

~~ path('admin/', admin.site.urls),

]

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