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@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ Use ``iterator()``
When you have a lot of objects, the caching behaviour of the ``QuerySet`` can
cause a large amount of memory to be used. In this case,
-:ref:`QuerySet.iterator() <queryset-iterator>` may help.
+:meth:`~django.db.models.QuerySet.iterator()` may help.
Do database work in the database rather than in Python
======================================================
@@ -121,9 +121,9 @@ If these aren't enough to generate the SQL you need:
Use ``QuerySet.extra()``
------------------------
-A less portable but more powerful method is :ref:`QuerySet.extra()
-<queryset-extra>`, which allows some SQL to be explicitly added to the query.
-If that still isn't powerful enough:
+A less portable but more powerful method is
+:meth:`~django.db.models.QuerySet.extra()`, which allows some SQL to be
+explicitly added to the query. If that still isn't powerful enough:
Use raw SQL
-----------
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ Use ``QuerySet.values()`` and ``values_list()``
-----------------------------------------------
When you just want a dict/list of values, and don't need ORM model objects, make
-appropriate usage of :ref:`QuerySet.values() <queryset-values>`.
+appropriate usage of :meth:`~django.db.models.QuerySet.values()`.
These can be useful for replacing model objects in template code - as long as
the dicts you supply have the same attributes as those used in the template, you
are fine.
@@ -167,7 +167,8 @@ are fine.
Use ``QuerySet.defer()`` and ``only()``
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-Use :ref:`defer() and only() <queryset-defer>` if there are database columns you
+Use :meth:`~django.db.models.QuerySet.defer()` and
+:meth:`~django.db.models.QuerySet.only()` if there are database columns you
know that you won't need (or won't need in most cases) to avoid loading
them. Note that if you *do* use them, the ORM will have to go and get them in a
separate query, making this a pessimization if you use it inappropriately.