models.py

    def update(self, **kw):
        """
        Shortcut for doing an UPDATE on this object.

        If _signal=False is in ``kw`` the post_save signal won't be sent.
        """
        signal = kw.pop('_signal', True)
        cls = self.__class__
        using = kw.pop('using', 'default')
        for k, v in kw.items():
            setattr(self, k, v)
        if signal:
            # Detect any attribute changes during pre_save and add those to the
            # update kwargs.
            attrs = dict(self.__dict__)
            models.signals.pre_save.send(sender=cls, instance=self)
            for k, v in self.__dict__.items():
                if attrs[k] != v:
                    kw[k] = v
                    setattr(self, k, v)
        cls.objects.using(using).filter(pk=self.pk).update(**kw)
        if signal:
            models.signals.post_save.send(sender=cls, instance=self,
                                          created=False)