django-add-default-value
This django Migration Operation can be used to transfer a fields default value to the database scheme.
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you are on Django 1.11–3.2 and need to set database-level defaults during migrations. No, if you are on a newer Django version—the package is dormant and has not been tested or updated for Django 4.0+. Check your Django version against the classifiers before installing.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Low install friction with a single Django dependency.
- Maintenance is dormant—last release was 2022-02-02 and no commits since 2024-03-20—so expect no active support or updates for newer Django versions.
License · maintenance · safety
Apache-2.0 (permissive) — Released under Apache 2.0 (permissive), so you can use, modify, and distribute it freely in commercial and private projects without restriction.
last release 2022-02-02 (1654 days) · last repo commit 2024-03-20 · 138 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 326,397 downloads/mo, #7,577 on PyPI
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pip install django-add-default-value
In your migration file:
from django_add_default_value import AddDefaultValue
operations = [
migrations.AddField(...),
AddDefaultValue(
model_name='my_model',
name='my_field',
value='my_default'
)
]- Whether the package works with Django versions released after 2022 (classifiers list only up to 3.2)
- Current test coverage and whether MSSQL support has been validated since the 'currently not tested' note
What it is and what it does
django-add-default-value is a Django migration operation that lets you set default values at the database level when adding new fields to existing tables. Instead of relying on Django's ORM default (which only applies to new rows created through Django), this operation runs a SQL ALTER TABLE statement to set the default in the schema itself, ensuring backward compatibility and consistency across all database access patterns.
You use it by adding an AddDefaultValue operation to your migration file after the AddField operation. It supports MySQL, PostgreSQL, CockroachDB, and MSSQL. The package has been dormant since early 2022, so while it remains functional for the Django versions it was tested against, there is no active maintenance or support for newer Django releases.
Use it for
- Adding a required field with a default value to an existing Django model without breaking existing code or database queries
- Ensuring database-level consistency when a field default must apply to all rows, not just those created through Django ORM
- Migrating legacy schemas where the database itself needs to enforce default values independent of application logic
- Handling backward compatibility in production deployments where you need to add a column with a safe default without downtime
Worth the install?
AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page. Verify before relying on it.
Yes, if you are on Django 1.11–3.2 and need to set database-level defaults during migrations.
No, if you are on a newer Django version—the package is dormant and has not been tested or updated for Django 4.0+. Check your Django version against the classifiers before installing.
Install
django-add-default-value on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a single Django dependency. Maintenance is dormant—last release was 2022-02-02 and no commits since 2024-03-20—so expect no active support or updates for newer Django versions.
License in practice
Released under Apache 2.0 (permissive), so you can use, modify, and distribute it freely in commercial and private projects without restriction.
Quickstart
pip install django-add-default-value
In your migration file:
from django_add_default_value import AddDefaultValue
operations = [
migrations.AddField(...),
AddDefaultValue(
model_name='my_model',
name='my_field',
value='my_default'
)
]Verify before relying
- Whether the package works with Django versions released after 2022 (classifiers list only up to 3.2)
- Current test coverage and whether MSSQL support has been validated since the 'currently not tested' note
Package facts
| License | Apache-2.0 permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 1 packageDjango |
| Maintenance | Dormant 1,654 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 326,397 / month, #7,577 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 3 - AlphaEnvironment :: Web EnvironmentFramework :: DjangoFramework :: Django :: 1.11Framework :: Django :: 2.0Framework :: Django :: 2.1Framework :: Django :: 2.2Framework :: Django :: 3.0Framework :: Django :: 3.1Framework :: Django :: 3.2Intended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software LicenseProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 2Programming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.4Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules |
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