python - Can a dictionary be passed to django models on create?

Question

Is it possible to do something similar to this with a list, dictionary or something else?

data_dict = {
    'title' : 'awesome title',
    'body' : 'great body of text',
}

Model.objects.create(data_dict)

Even better if I can extend it:

Model.objects.create(data_dict, extra='hello', extra2='world')

Answer 1

If title and body are fields in your model, then you can deliver the keyword arguments in your dictionary using the ** operator.

Assuming your model is called MyModel:

# create instance of model
m = MyModel(**data_dict)
# don't forget to save to database!
m.save()

As for your second question, the dictionary has to be the final argument. Again, extra and extra2 should be fields in the model.

m2 =MyModel(extra='hello', extra2='world', **data_dict)
m2.save()