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$ python
Python 2.6.6 (r266:84292, Sep 15 2010, 16:22:56)
[GCC 4.4.5] on linux2
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>>> from myapp1.models import Tim
>>> tall = Tim.objects.all()
>>> tall[0].model
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
  File "/home/eliot/.virtualenvs/foreign_key_string_argument/lib/python2.6/site-packages/django/db/models/fields/related.py", line 302, in __get__
    other_field = self.field.rel.get_related_field()
  File "/home/eliot/.virtualenvs/foreign_key_string_argument/lib/python2.6/site-packages/django/db/models/fields/related.py", line 773, in get_related_field
    data = self.to._meta.get_field_by_name(self.field_name)
AttributeError: 'str' object has no attribute '_meta'
>>>