AttributeError at /api/module/list/ - django

Question

I want many to many fields to be displayed in module serializer instead of id, these are my serializers
class TrainerSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
class Meta:
model = User
fields = ['id', ]
class ModuleSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
trainer = serializers.CharField(source='trainer.username')
class Meta:
model = Module
fields = ['id', 'title', 'duration', 'trainer',
'publish_choice']
class Trainer(models.Model):
user = models.ForeignKey(User, on_delete=models.SET_NULL, null=True)
def __str__(self):
return str(self.user)
class Meta:
ordering = ['pk']
class Module(models.Model):
title = models.CharField(max_length=80, unique=True)
duration = models.IntegerField(verbose_name='Duration in Days/ Weeks', blank=True, null=True)
trainer = models.ManyToManyField(Trainer, blank=True)
detail = models.TextField(verbose_name='Program Details', blank=True, null=True)
notify = models.BooleanField(default=False)
publish_choice = models.CharField(verbose_name='Publish/ Draft',
max_length=80, choices=PUBLISH_CHOICES, default='publish')
and this is the error message
Got AttributeError when attempting to get a value for field trainer on serializer ModuleSerializer.
The serializer field might be named incorrectly and not match any attribute or key on the Module instance.
Original exception text was: 'ManyRelatedManager' object has no attribute 'username'.

Answer 1

We have a depth parameter in the serializer MetaClass. we can make use of it like below. depth=1 will retrieve all fields of a relation.
class ModuleSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
class Meta:
model = Module
fields = ['id', 'title', 'duration', 'trainer', 'publish_choice']
depth = 1
for reference DRF-Documentation on serializers

Answer 2

Its raise exception because serializers.CharField(source='trainer.username') not match ManyRelatedManager in model trainer = models.ManyToManyField(Trainer, blank=True).
If you want get all username instead of id, you can try add Custom type serialzier like this:
class ModuleSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
trainer = serializers.SerializerMethodField()
def get_trainer(self, obj):
results = []
for item in obj.trainers.all():
results.append(item.username)
return results
class Meta:
model = Module
fields = ['id', 'title', 'duration', 'trainer', 'publish_choice']
trainer will return array of username relation with Module