return random models in json format - django

Question

I need to return random data from models in json format but when I try random.choice I got the error 'Joke' object is not iterable .

views.py

def random_page(request):
   random_joke = random.choice(Joke.objects.all())

   jokes_list = serializers.serialize('json', random_joke)
   return HttpResponse(jokes_list, content_type="text/json-comment-filtered")

models.py

from django.db import models

class Joke(models.Model):
    joke = models.TextField(max_length=1000)
    author = models.CharField(max_length=100, null=True)

    def __str__(self):
        return str(self.joke)

Amandeep Singh · Accepted Answer · 2021-07-16 19:10:32Z

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Acutally the issue is serializers.serialize expects an iterable i.e object that can be iterated. You are passing single object which is not iterable. So better to add the object in iterable like list

jokes_list = serializers.serialize('json', [random_joke])

edited Jul 16, 2021 at 19:10

answered Jul 16, 2021 at 19:07

Amandeep Singh

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Amandeep Singh Over a year ago

Np. Title should be like serializing random object of queryset.

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