Select random mysql with Django

Question

I have this code that selects randomly, users on my DB:

def select_random(request):
    try:
      last = User.objects.count() - 1

      index_one = random.randint(0, last)
      index_two = random.randint(0, last - 1)

      if index_two == index_one:
        index_two = last

      object_user = User.objects.all()[index_one]

      return object_user
    except:
      return False

The problem: If there are enough users to select, this can give problem right?

Is there any way to do this by using Django?

Or is there another way to do it independently if you use the functions of Django? In the case, gambiarra?

Answer 1

If I understand correctly, you want to return a random user, then follows:

User.objects.all().order_by('?').first()

The . first() is equivalent to [0].

You can read more about ordering here.