Login

Change model field attribute in a DRY way

Author:
jedie
Posted:
October 12, 2011
Language:
Python
Version:
1.3
Tags:
model field dry
Score:
1 (after 1 ratings)

Change model field attributes from a abstract base classes model in a dry way.

 1
 2
 3
 4
 5
 6
 7
 8
 9
10
11
12
class FooBaseModel(models.Model):
    bar = models.CharField(help_text=_("before"))
    class Meta:
        abstract = True

class FooBar(FooBaseModel):
    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        super(FooBar, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)

        # Change field data in a DRY way
        bar_field = self._meta.get_field_by_name("bar")[0]
        bar_field.help_text = _("New help text!")

More like this

  1. "Magic Link" Management Command by webology 3 weeks ago
  2. Closest ORM models to a latitude/longitude point by simonw 3 weeks ago
  3. Log the time taken to execute each DB query by kennyx46 3 weeks, 1 day ago
  4. django database snippet by ItsRLuo 3 weeks, 6 days ago
  5. Serialize a model instance by chriswedgwood 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Comments

madEng84 (on October 4, 2012):

Thank you It's very useful for reusable classes...

#

Please login first before commenting.