from __future__ import unicode_literals from django.db.models.signals import pre_delete from django.dispatch import receiver from .models import Device, VirtualChassis @receiver(pre_delete, sender=VirtualChassis) def clear_virtualchassis_members(instance, **kwargs): """ When a VirtualChassis is deleted, nullify the vc_position and vc_priority fields of its prior members. """ Device.objects.filter(virtual_chassis=instance.pk).update(vc_position=None, vc_priority=None)