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Fixed #29398 -- Doc'd that cascade deletion doesn't call delete() of related models.

Tim Graham 6 years ago
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@@ -1257,6 +1257,11 @@ The possible values for :attr:`~ForeignKey.on_delete` are found in
     Cascade deletes. Django emulates the behavior of the SQL constraint ON
     DELETE CASCADE and also deletes the object containing the ForeignKey.
 
+    :meth:`.Model.delete` isn't called on related models, but the
+    :data:`~django.db.models.signals.pre_delete` and
+    :data:`~django.db.models.signals.post_delete` signals are sent for all
+    deleted objects.
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 * .. attribute:: PROTECT
 
     Prevent deletion of the referenced object by raising