python django partial match regular expression

Question

So i want to filter a queryset and get all objects that have a partial match to a word

queryset.filter(name=r'regex')

search term = app

• apple = true
• application = true
• aptitude = false
• stuff = false
• pineapple = true

I am really bad with regex any help would be greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

You don't need a regex for a partial match, use contains:

queryset.filter(name__contains='partial')

Or when you need a case-insensitive match:

queryset.filter(name__icontains='partial')