TypeError: Direct assignment to the forward side of a many-to-many set is prohibited. Use technicians.set() instead - django-models

Question

I keep getting this very same type error even though I am using set. Can someone maybe point out what I'm doing wrong in my api endpoint?
views.py
#require_http_methods(["GET", "POST"])
def api_requerimientos(request):
if request.method == "GET":
requerimientos = FormularioCliente.objects.all()
return JsonResponse(
{"requerimientos": requerimientos},
encoder=FormularioClienteEncoder,
)
elif request.method == "POST":
print("POST REQUEST HIT")
try:
content = json.loads(request.body)
except json.JSONDecodeError:
return HttpResponseBadRequest("Invalid JSON in request body")
requerimiento = FormularioCliente(**content) # Create a new FormularioCliente object
if "technicians" in content and isinstance(content["technicians"], list):
try:
technicians_id_list = content["technicians"]
technicians = Technician.objects.filter(employee_number__in=technicians_id_list)
requerimiento.technicians.set(technicians)
requerimiento.save()
print('requerimiento:', requerimiento)
except Technician.DoesNotExist:
pass
requerimiento.save() # Save the object to the database
models.py
class FormularioCliente(models.Model):
empresa = models.CharField(max_length=21, null=True, unique=True)
titulo = models.CharField(max_length=66)
descripcion = models.CharField(max_length=66)
enlace = models.URLField(null=True)
tipo = models.CharField(max_length=17, choices=TIPO_REQUIRIMIENTO, default="tecnologia")
date = models.DateField(null=True, auto_now_add=True)
time = models.TimeField(null=True, auto_now_add=True)
entrega = models.DateField(null=True)
finished = models.CharField(max_length=19, choices=TIPO_FINALIZACION, default="Abierto")
technicians = models.ManyToManyField(Technician, blank=True)
special_hours = models.SmallIntegerField(default=0)
regular_hours = models.PositiveSmallIntegerField(default=1)
total_hours = models.SmallIntegerField(default=1)
importancia = models.PositiveSmallIntegerField(default=1)
file = models.FileField(upload_to='files', blank=True)
updated = models.DateField(auto_now=True)
def __str__(self):
return f'{self.titulo}: {self.descripcion} # {self.date}'
def technicians_as_json(self):
return list(self.technicians.all().values())
class Technician(models.Model):
name = models.TextField()
employee_number = models.SmallIntegerField(unique=True, primary_key=True)
def __str__(self):
return self.name + " - " + str(self.employee_number)
encoders.py
class TechnicianEncoder(ModelEncoder):
model = Technician
properties = ["name", "employee_number"]
class FormularioClienteEncoder(ModelEncoder):
model = FormularioCliente
properties = [
"id",
"empresa",
"titulo",
"descripcion",
# "user",
"enlace",
# "tipo",
# "File",
"tipo",
"date",
"time",
"entrega",
"finished",
"technicians", # <-- Add this
"special_hours",
"regular_hours",
"total_hours",
"importancia",
"updated",
]
encoders = {"technicians": TechnicianEncoder()}
I also tried to loop through technicians queryset and add it to the instance one by one as well via the add() method but that also didn't work.
I even tried this:
techs = list(requerimiento.technicians.filter(employee_number__in=technicians_id_list).all())
requerimiento.technicians.set(techs)
None of it worked