In [40]: ms = Message.objects()

In [41]: len(ms)
Out[41]: 8679

In [42]: ms.count()
Out[42]: 8679

In [43]: ms
Out[43]: [<Message: last message from paul>, <Message: My message>, <Message: aaa>, <Message: aaaaa>, <Message: aaaaaa>, <Message: aaaa>, <Message: Hey, visibility?>, <Message: New message>, <Message: aaaaaa>, <Message: Folding wooden loft ladder - for sale £50>, <Message: Gardener?>, <Message: Recommendations for weekends away>, <Message: Active Kids vouchers>, <Message: Book club>, <Message: Recomendation please for experience fence erector in Tooting area>, <Message: Curtains>, <Message: Good Website....>, <Message: anyone know where I can take my digital camera to be repaired ?>, <Message: Problem: Fruit Flies on my Indoor Herbs>, <Message: Can anyone recommend a loft conversion company?>, '...(remaining elements truncated)...']

In [44]: len(ms)
Out[44]: 21

In [45]: ms.count()
Out[45]: 21