Method get_field

django/db/models/options.py:670–695

Return a field instance given the name of a forward or reverse field.

(self, field_name)

        return res

    def get_field(self, field_name):
        """
        Return a field instance given the name of a forward or reverse field.
        """
        try:
            # In order to avoid premature loading of the relation tree
            # (expensive) we prefer checking if the field is a forward field.
            return self._forward_fields_map[field_name]
        except KeyError:
            # If the app registry is not ready, reverse fields are
            # unavailable, therefore we throw a FieldDoesNotExist exception.
            if not self.apps.models_ready:
                raise FieldDoesNotExist(
                    "%s has no field named '%s'. The app cache isn't ready yet, "
                    "so if this is an auto-created related field, it won't "
                    "be available yet." % (self.object_name, field_name)
                )

        try:
            # Retrieve field instance by name from cached or just-computed
            # field map.
            return self.fields_map[field_name]
        except KeyError:
            raise FieldDoesNotExist(
                "%s has no field named '%s'" % (self.object_name, field_name)
            )

    def get_base_chain(self, model):
        """