When to use update
- you are updating fields of one or many records (note: update cannot be used to create a new record, like save can).
- you don't need to re-use a model instance after updating.
- you don't need your overridden save() method or any pre_save or post_save signals to run.
- you know what your new field values must be without having retrieved the record(s).
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