# Filter code from django.db.models import Lookup class NotEqual(Lookup): lookup_name = 'ne' def as_sql(self, compiler, connection): lhs, lhs_params = self.process_lhs(compiler, connection) rhs, rhs_params = self.process_rhs(compiler, connection) params = lhs_params + rhs_params return '%s <> %s' % (lhs, rhs), params # Usage example from django.db.models import Field Field.register_lookup(NotEqual) results = Model.objects.exclude(a=True, x__ne=5)