Fixed #20091 -- Oracle null promotion for empty strings

django/db/models/sql/query.py

@@ -1078,6 +1078,11 @@ def build_filter(self, filter_expr, branch_negated=False, current_negated=False,
         elif isinstance(value, ExpressionNode):
             # If value is a query expression, evaluate it
             value = SQLEvaluator(value, self, reuse=can_reuse)
+        # For Oracle also '' is equivalent to null.
+        if (lookup_type == 'exact' and value == '' and
+                connections[DEFAULT_DB_ALIAS].features.interprets_empty_strings_as_nulls):
+            value = True
+            lookup_type = 'isnull'
 
         for alias, aggregate in self.aggregates.items():
             if alias in (parts[0], LOOKUP_SEP.join(parts)):

tests/queries/tests.py

@@ -1785,7 +1785,6 @@ def test_tickets_8921_9188(self):
 
         # Nested queries are possible (although should be used with care, since
         # they have performance problems on backends like MySQL.
-
         self.assertQuerysetEqual(
             Annotation.objects.filter(notes__in=Note.objects.filter(note="n1")),
             ['<Annotation: a1>']
@@ -2824,3 +2823,11 @@ def test_ticket_20101(self):
         self.assertTrue(n in qs1)
         self.assertFalse(n in qs2)
         self.assertTrue(n in (qs1 | qs2))
+
+class EmptyStringPromotionTests(TestCase):
+    def test_empty_string_promotion(self):
+        qs = RelatedObject.objects.filter(single__name='')
+        if connection.features.interprets_empty_strings_as_nulls:
+            self.assertIn('LEFT OUTER JOIN', str(qs.query))
+        else:
+            self.assertNotIn('LEFT OUTER JOIN', str(qs.query))