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what does class meta do in django

from django.db import models

class Ox(models.Model):
    horn_length = models.IntegerField()

    class Meta:
        ordering = ["horn_length"]
        verbose_name_plural = "oxen"
        
        
        //Model metadata is “anything that’s not a field”, such as ordering options (ordering), database table name (db_table), or human-readable singular and plural names (verbose_name and verbose_name_plural). None are required, and adding class Meta to a model is completely optional.

django meta attributes

# All Django Class Meta Attributes
abstract
app_label
base_manager_name
db_table
Table names
db_tablespace
default_manager_name
default_related_name
get_latest_by
managed
order_with_respect_to
ordering
permissions
default_permissions
proxy
required_db_features
required_db_vendor
select_on_save
indexes
unique_together
index_together
constraints
verbose_name
verbose_name_plural

purpose of meta class in django

purpose of meta class in django

Model Meta is basically the inner class of your model class. 
Model Meta is basically used to change the behavior of your model fields like changing order options,verbose_name and lot of other options. 
It's completely optional to add Meta class in your model