def create_projects(self): charity = UserProfile.objects.get(id=2) for x in xrange(0,20): project = Project() for y in xrange(0, 8): setattr(project, project_field_list[y], project_lists[y][x]) country = Country.objects.get(country_name='United Kingdom') project.country = country state = State.objects.get(state_name__startswith='n/a') project.state = state project.charity = charity project.save() skills = Skill.objects.all() skills_sample = random.sample(skills, 3) project.skills = skills_sample td = datetime.timedelta(days=x) time_created = datetime.datetime.now() - 2*td if project.status == 'completed': project.time_completed = datetime.datetime.now() - td project.save()