Method _clear

django/db/models/fields/related_descriptors.py:975–986

(self, queryset, bulk)

            aclear.alters_data = True

            def _clear(self, queryset, bulk):
                self._remove_prefetched_objects()
                db = router.db_for_write(self.model, instance=self.instance)
                queryset = queryset.using(db)
                if bulk:
                    # `QuerySet.update()` is intrinsically atomic.
                    queryset.update(**{self.field.name: None})
                else:
                    with transaction.atomic(using=db, savepoint=False):
                        for obj in queryset:
                            setattr(obj, self.field.name, None)
                            obj.save(update_fields=[self.field.name])

            _clear.alters_data = True