gender = models.CharField(_("gender"), max_length=255, blank=True)
nationality = models.CharField(_("nationality"), max_length=255, blank=True)
+
year_of_birth = models.SmallIntegerField(_("year of birth"), null=True, blank=True)
year_of_birth_inexact = models.BooleanField(_("inexact"), default=False)
year_of_birth_range = models.SmallIntegerField(_("year of birth, range end"), null=True, blank=True)
date_of_birth = models.DateField(_("date_of_birth"), null=True, blank=True)
+ century_of_birth = models.SmallIntegerField(
+ _("century of birth"), null=True, blank=True,
+ help_text=_('Set if year unknown. Negative for BC.')
+ )
place_of_birth = models.ForeignKey(
'Place', models.PROTECT, null=True, blank=True,
verbose_name=_('place of birth'),
year_of_death_inexact = models.BooleanField(_("inexact"), default=False)
year_of_death_range = models.SmallIntegerField(_("year of death, range end"), null=True, blank=True)
date_of_death = models.DateField(_("date_of_death"), null=True, blank=True)
+ century_of_death = models.SmallIntegerField(
+ _("century of death"), null=True, blank=True,
+ help_text=_('Set if year unknown. Negative for BC.')
+ )
place_of_death = models.ForeignKey(
'Place', models.PROTECT, null=True, blank=True,
verbose_name=_('place of death'),
)
return t
+ def century_description(self, number):
+ n = abs(number)
+ letters = ''
+ while n > 10:
+ letters += 'X'
+ n -= 10
+ if n == 9:
+ letters += 'IX'
+ n = 0
+ elif n >= 5:
+ letters += 'V'
+ n -= 5
+ if n == 4:
+ letters += 'IV'
+ n = 0
+ letters += 'I' * n
+ letters += ' w.'
+ if number < 0:
+ letters += ' p.n.e.'
+ return letters
+
+ def birth_century_description(self):
+ return self.century_description(self.century_of_birth)
+
+ def death_century_description(self):
+ return self.century_description(self.century_of_death)
+
+
class NotableBook(OrderableModel):
author = models.ForeignKey(Author, models.CASCADE)
book = models.ForeignKey('Book', models.CASCADE)