from django.dbimport models
class MyModel(models.Model):
someAttr = models.CharField()
def __unicode__(self):
return self.someAttr

fromdjango.httpimportHttpResponse
fromdjango.coreimportserializers
from .modelsimportMyModel
defmyModel_asJson(request):
object_list = MyModel.objects.all() 
json = serializers.serialize('json', object_list)
return HttpResponse(json, content_type='application/json')

json = serializers.serialize(‘json', boject_list)

from django.conf.urlsimport patterns, url
urlpatterns = patterns('myapp.views',
url(regex=r'^$',
view='myModel_asJson',
name='my_ajax_url'),
)

<tablecellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" id="example">
<thead>
<tr><th>My Attr Heading</th></tr>
</thead>
<tbody></tbody>
</table>
<scripttype="text/javascript" language="javascript" class="init">
$(document).ready(function() {
$('#example').dataTable( {
"processing": true,
"ajax": {
"processing": true,
"url": "{% url 'my_ajax_url' %}",
"dataSrc": ""
},
"columns": [
{ "data": "fields.someAttr },
{ "data": "pk" }
]
} );
} );
</script>