How to query parent entity from child entity in Google App Engine (Python) NDB/Datastore?
app-engine-ndb, google-app-engine, google-cloud-datastore, python-2.7
Solution
Use: `image_instance.key.parent().get()`
https://developers.google.com/appengine/docs/python/ndb/keyclass#Key_parent
Problem
My question is very fundamental, I want to know straight forward and right way to access attribute values of parent entity from a child in App Engine Python. For example I have following model schema. I am using Python 2.7 and NDB. ``` class Gallery(ndb.Model): category = ndb.StringProperty() title = ndb.StringProperty() subtitle = ndb.StringProperty() class Image(ndb.Model): blob_key = ndb.BlobKeyProperty() title = ndb.StringProperty() gallery = ndb.StringProperty() is_slider = ndb.StringProperty() ``` Here "Gallery" is parent of "Image". They form an entity group Exhibition=>Gallery=>Image. I want to display images from Image model along with gallery detail they belong. I can access child entity from a parent (Image from Gallery) but not vice versa. I don't want to use Image model as StructuredProperty in Gallery model. I am displaying images most of the time from all images based on other flags than gallery (one situation is generating a slideshow from all images if is_slider="yes". so querying from Image directly) but still want to display info of related gallery that's why I want to know how to access parent data. I feel this is a very generic problem and looking for a simple solution like direct access to parent than going back to top of entity group and query Gallery model with some complex logic. Any help is appreciated.