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A Django form field used for representing model relationships

ModelChoiceField docs

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No Validation on Field Choices Django Postgres?

I created a Student model with field choices. However, when I save it, it doesn't validate whether the choice is in the choices I specified in the model field. Why doesn't it prevent me from saving a new object with a choice I didn't specify in my…
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Django - How to change value of forms.ModelChoiceField

I want to output the value from my Models Name column using forms.ModelChoiceField. I have read a lot of documentation on the subject but its proving difficult to achieve the desired results! Here is my code. I have this form: forms.py from django…
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Django Model Choice Field How to return the primary key of the object instead of the display value

I am trying to use the modelchoicefield that Django provides; however, it is not behaving the way I expected. I want the display to the end user to be a string value from my model (which works), but return a the primary key of the Model when the…
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Custom label for instance with django-filter

I have Observer model which extends User model via OneToOneRelation. I made filtering for model Checklist which has foreign key to Observer. This is the models.py code: class Observer(models.Model): user = models.OneToOneField(User,…
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Select a valid choice. That choice is not one of the available choices

In my app, i have a dropdown (department) that's depending on the previously selected value from a dropdown(faculty field). I am using ajax to get the new value which works fine. However, when i try saving the form, i get Select a valid choice. That…
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how do I access a django form value in the __init__ method for a query

I have a model that includes a foreign key: class Part(models.Model): partType = models.ForeignKey(PartType, on_delete=models.CASCADE) brand = models.ForeignKey(Brand, on_delete=models.CASCADE) part_name =…
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Django select a valid choice error in form when using custom form template

I've been lurking for an answer for quite some time now, but I haven't found solution for my problems. I made custom template for my form and now, when I try to submit form I get this under choice field: Select a valid choice. is not one of the…
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Display field other than __str__

I am trying to display the version field from the below model other than the default str which is field2_name: Note: This SO link Displaying a specific field in a django form might be more than I need but I am not 100% sure. I tried to implement…
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Formsets. Initial data cannot be displayed in ModelChoiceField

In my application, the user can create and edit reports. When rendering the report edit page, the fields are filled with initial data. I ran into the following problem - one of the fields (operator) does not display the value that I pass to it in…
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ModelChoiceField lists tuples instead of simple values

I have a django form with a ModelChoiceField input and it lists the result as tuples instead of simple values. I have no clue on how to do it. DJANGO class PayThis(forms.Form): amount = forms.FloatField(required=False) cost2 =…
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ModelChoiceField always raises : "Select a valid choice. That choice is not one of the available choices"

i have a ModelChoiceField that containts clients names selected from my database. but when submiting the form i get : "Select a valid choice. That choice is not one of the available choices" here is my form : class FormVents(forms.Form): …
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Django ModelMultipleChoiceField Form

On my website, I've got a "Compose Email" page with three fields - Subject, Recipients, & Body. In my database, I've got this custom user model in models.py: class MyUser(models.Model): user = models.OneToOneField(User,…
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Make Django's ModelChoiceField display as a dropdown with title and image

Below is my Django form. I would like to display a thumbnail and title together in a dropdown element, not as a radio button. With this configuration, it makes my form element a radio button. What am I doing wrong, I cannot figure this out. If I…
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Using integers and strings together in Django choice field

I am trying to use the new Enum types in the latest Django version for the choice field. Specifically I am trying to store the various states of United States as follows: class States(models.TextChoices): ALABAMA = 'AL', 'Alabama' ALASKA =…
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How can I define a ModelSerializer ChoiceField's choices according to object attribute?

My Beta model's stage field provides 5 choices. I want my serializer to not always accept all these choices but only some of them according to the serialized object's actual stage value. For example, if my_beta_object.stage == 1, then the serializer…
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