Common model field options Model fields ModelAdmin options & callbacks

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null = False AutoField ➥ http://django.me/<any object here> actions = ["method", callback, …]

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blank = False BigIntegerField actions_on_bottom = False
choices = [(1, “Choice 1”), …] actions_on_top = True
BooleanField, NullBooleanField QuerySet methods
db_column = “column_name” actions_selection_counter = True
db_index = False CharField add_form_template = 'add_form.html'
all()
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db_tablespace = “tablespace_name” max_length = 100 change_form_template = 'change_form.html'

annotate(**annotations)
default = value_or_callable CommaSeparatedIntegerField change_list_template = 'changelist.html',
dates(field, "year/month/day", "ASC/DESC")
error_messages = {”name”: “Message”, …}, max_length = 50 date_hierarchy = "date_field"
defer(*fields)
help_text = “long help text” DateField delete_confirmation_template = 'delete.html'
distinct()
primary_key = False delete_selected_confirmation_template = 'del.html'
DateTimeField exclude(**lookups)
unique = False exclude = ["field_name", …]
filter(**lookups)

Chainable
unique_for_date = “date_field” DecimalField fields = ["field_name", …]
none()
unique_for_month = “month_field” max_digits = 10 fieldsets
only(*fields)
verbose_name = “Field Name” decimal_places =2 = [("Name", {"fields": ["field_name", …]}), …]
order_by(*fields)
validators = [validator_obj, …] EmailField filter_horizontal = ["m2m_field", …]
raw(sql, params)
max_length = 75 reverse() filter_vertical = ["m2m_field", …]
Model Meta options form = ModelFormClass
FileField select_related(‘field’, ‘field2’, …, depth=1)
using(“db_alias”) formfield_overrides
abstract = False upload_to = “files/%Y/%m/%d”
values(*fields) = {TextField: {"widget": MyWidget}, …}
app_label = "applabel" storage = file_storage_obj
values_list(*fields) inlines = [InlineClass, …]
db_table = "table_name" max_length = 100
values_list(field, flat=True) list_display = ["field_name", callable, …]
db_tablespace = "space_name" FilePathField list_display_links = ['field_name', …]
get_latest_by = "field_name" path = “/var/images” list_editable = ['field_name', …]
managed = False match = r”\.pdf$” get(**lookups) list_filter = ['field_name', …]
order_with_respect_to = "field" recursive = True create(**attributes) list_per_page = 100
ordering = ["field_name", …] max_length = 100 get_or_create(**attributes, defaults={}) list_select_related = False

Not chainable
permissions = [("code", "text label"), …] count() object_history_template = 'admin/history.html',
FloatField
proxy = False in_bulk(id_list) ordering = ['field_name']
unique_together = [("field1", "field2"), …] FileField iterator()
upload_to = “/uploads” paginator = Paginator
verbose_name = "verbose name" latest(field) prepopulated_fields = {'slug': ['title'], …}
verbose_name_plural = "plural verbose names" storage = file_storage_obj aggregate(**aggregations)
max_length = 100 radio_fields = {'fk_field': admin.HORIZONTAL, …}
exists() raw_id_fields = ['fk_or_m2m_field', …]
Model relationships ImageField update(**attributes) readonly_fields = ['field_name', …]
upload_to = “/uploads” delete() save_as = False
ForeignKey(OtherModel) storage = file_storage_obj save_on_top = False
related_name = “things” height_field = “field_name” Lookups
search_fields = ['field_name']
limit_choices_to = Q(foo=”bar”, ...) width_field = “field_name”
to_field = “key_field_name” max_length = 100 exact, iexact = “string”
on_delete = (on_delete option) contains, icontains = “string” add_view(self, request, form_url='', extra_context={})
IntegerField, PositiveIntegerField, PositiveSmallIntegerField startswith, endswith,
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ManyToManyField(OtherModel) changelist_view(self, request, extra_context={})

IPAddressField istartswith, iendswith = “string”
related_name = “things” change_view(self, request, object_id, extra_context={})
SlugField in = list / queryset delete_model(self, request, obj)
limit_choices_to = Q(foo=”bar”, ...) gt, lt, gte, lte = date / int / float / decimal
to_field = “key_field_name” max_length = 100 delete_view(self, request, object_id, extra_context={})
range = (lower, upper) formfield_for_choice_field(self, db_field, request, **kw)
symmetrical = True, SmallIntegerField
year, month, day = int formfield_for_foreignkey(self, db_field, request, **kw)
through = RelationshipModel TextField isnull = bool
db_table = “table_name” formfield_for_manytomany(self, db_field, request, **kw)
TimeField regex, iregex = r”^reg\. exp\.” get_paginator(self, queryset, per_page, orphans=0,
OneToOneField(OtherModel)
URLField allow_empty_first_page=True)
parent_link = False Aggregation/annotation functions
verify_exists = False get_readonly_fields(self, request, obj=None)
related_name = “thing”
get_urls(self)
limit_choices_to = Q(foo=”bar”, ...) Avg(field) StdDev(field, sample=False)
ForeignKey on_delete options has_add_permission(self, request)
to_field = “key_field_name” Count(field, distinct=False) Sum(field)
has_change_permission(self, request, obj=None)
on_delete = (on_delete option) Max(field) Variance(field, sample=false)
CASCADE cascades; default has_delete_permission(self, request, obj=None)
Min(field)
PROTECT prevent related deletion history_view(self, request, object_id, extra_context={})
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SET_NULL
SET_DEFAULT
Set to NULL
Set to field’s default Read the Docs
message_user(self, request, message)
queryset(self, request)
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ABSOLUTE_URL_OVERRIDES CSRF_COOKIE_NAME DEBUG FILE_UPLOAD_TEMP_DIR MONTH_DAY_FORMAT SHORT_DATE_FORMAT
ADMIN_FOR CSRF_FAILURE_VIEW DECIMAL_SEPARATOR FIRST_DAY_OF_WEEK NUMBER_GROUPING SHORT_DATETIME_FORMAT
ADMIN_MEDIA_PREFIX DATABASES DEFAULT_CHARSET FIXTURE_DIRS PASSWORD_RESET_TIMEOUT_DAYS SITE_ID
ADMINS {"ENGINE" DEFAULT_CONTENT_TYPE FORMAT_MODULE_PATH PREPEND_WWW STATIC_ROOT
ALLOWED_INCLUDE_ROOTS "HOST" DEFAULT_FILE_STORAGE IGNORABLE_404_ENDS PROFANITIES_LIST STATIC_URL
APPEND_SLASH "NAME" DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL IGNORABLE_404_STARTS RESTRUCTUREDTEXT_FILTER_SETTINGS TEMPLATE_CONTEXT_PROCESSORS
AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS "OPTIONS" DEFAULT_INDEX_TABLESPACE INSTALLED_APPS ROOT_URLCONF TEMPLATE_DEBUG
AUTH_PROFILE_MODULE "PASSWORD" DEFAULT_TABLESPACE INTERNAL_IPS SECRET_KEY TEMPLATE_DIRS
CACHES "PORT" DISALLOWED_USER_AGENTS LANGUAGE_CODE SEND_BROKEN_LINK_EMAILS TEMPLATE_LOADERS
Settings

{"BACKEND" "USER"} EMAIL_BACKEND LANGUAGE_COOKIE_NAME SERIALIZATION_MODULES TEMPLATE_STRING_IF_INVALID

"KEY_FUNCTION" TEST_CHARSET EMAIL_FILE_PATH LANGUAGES SERVER_EMAIL TEST_RUNNER
"KEY_PREFIX" TEST_COLLATION EMAIL_HOST LOCALE_PATHS SESSION_COOKIE_AGE THOUSAND_SEPARATOR
"LOCATION" TEST_DEPENDENCIES EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD LOGGING SESSION_COOKIE_DOMAIN TIME_FORMAT
"OPTIONS" TEST_MIRROR EMAIL_HOST_USER LOGGING_CONFIG SESSION_COOKIE_HTTPONLY TIME_INPUT_FORMATS
"TIMEOUT" TEST_NAME EMAIL_PORT LOGIN_REDIRECT_URL SESSION_COOKIE_NAME TIME_ZONE
"VERSION"} TEST_USER EMAIL_SUBJECT_PREFIX LOGIN_URL SESSION_COOKIE_PATH URL_VALIDATOR_USER_AGENT
CACHE_MIDDLEWARE_ALIAS DATABASE_ROUTERS EMAIL_USE_TLS LOGOUT_URL SESSION_COOKIE_SECURE USE_ETAGS
CACHE_MIDDLEWARE_ANONYMOUS_ONLY DATE_FORMAT FILE_CHARSET MANAGERS SESSION_ENGINE USE_I18N
CACHE_MIDDLEWARE_KEY_PREFIX DATE_INPUT_FORMATS FILE_UPLOAD_HANDLERS MEDIA_ROOT SESSION_EXPIRE_AT_BROWSER_CLOSE USE_L10N
CACHE_MIDDLEWARE_SECONDS DATETIME_FORMAT FILE_UPLOAD_MAX_MEMORY_SIZE MEDIA_URL SESSION_FILE_PATH USE_THOUSAND_SEPARATOR
CSRF_COOKIE_DOMAIN DATETIME_INPUT_FORMATS FILE_UPLOAD_PERMISSIONS MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES SESSION_SAVE_EVERY_REQUEST YEAR_MONTH_FORMAT

= {"code": "Message", …}
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attrs
= {'class': 'fancy', …}
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= [validator, …]
choices
= [(1, "Choice 1"), …]
choices
= [(1, "Choice 1"), …]
years
= [2010, 2011, …]
choices
= [(1, "Choice 1"), …]
choices
= [(1, "Choice 1"), …]
input_formats
= ["%Y-%m-%d", …]
input_formats
= ["%Y-%m%d %H:%M", …]
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input_formats
= ["%H:%M:%S", …]
input_date_formats
= ["%Y-%m-%d", …] django.contrib.auth.signals
input_time+_formats
= ["%H:%M:%S", …]
Common field options Form widgets Django Debug Toolbar Datetime formatting
error_messages
All widgets DJDT Debug better, faster. template strftime
http://django.me/djdt
help_text = "help text"
a a.m. / p.m.
initial = value CheckboxInput Template filters A %p AM / PM
label = "field label" check_test = callback(value) b jan, feb, …
localize = False add:"2" phone2numeric
CheckboxSelectMultiple B
required = True addslashes pluralize
validators
ClearableFileInput c 2008-01-02T10:30:00.000123
capfirst pluralize:"es"
widget = WidgetClass DateInput %c Fri Mar 4 16:43:23 2011
center:"15" pluralize:"y,ies"
format = "%Y-%m-%d" cut:" " pprint d %d 01 - 31
Form fields date:"jS F Y H:i" random D %a Mon, Tue, …
DateTimeInput
format = "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M" default:"nothing" removetags:"span div" E (alternate long month)
BooleanField default_if_none:"nothing" rjust:"10"
FileInput f 1, 1:30
NullBooleanField dictsort:"key" safe F %B January, February, …
HiddenInput, MultipleHiddenInput dictsortreversed:"key" safeseq
CharField g %m 1 - 12
max_length = 100 MultiWidget divisibleby:"4" slice:"10:20"
G 0 - 23
min_length = 10 NullBooleanSelect escape slugify
escapejs stringformat:"s" h %I 01 - 12
ChoiceField PasswordInput H %H 00 - 23
filesizeformat striptags
render_value = False first time:"H:i" i %M 00 - 59 (minutes)
TypedChoiceField RadioSelect fix_ampersands timesince I
Select floatformat timesince:from_date j 1 - 31
coerce = callback(value) floatformat:"3" timeuntil
empty_value = "" SelectDateWidget %j 001 - 365
force_escape timeuntil:from_date
l %A Monday, Tuesday, …
MultipleChoiceField get_digit:"2" truncatewords:"10"
SelectMultiple L (leap year?)
iriencode truncatewords_html:"10"
SplitDateTimeWidget join:"/" unordered_list m 01 - 12
TypedMultipleChoiceField
Textarea length upper M %b Jan, Feb, …
coerce = callback(value) TextInput length_is:"4" urlencode n 1 - 12
empty_value = "" linebreaks urlencode:"/+" N Jan., Feb., March, …
TimeInput linebreaksbr urlize
DateField format = "%H:%M:%S" O +0200
linenumbers urlizetrunc:"15"
P 1 a.m., noon, 2:30 p.m.
Model/Form field validators ljust:"10" wordcount
DateTimeField lower wordwrap:"20" r Thu, 21 Dec 2000 16:01:07 +0200
MaxLengthValidator(max_length) make_list yesno:"yeah,no,unknown" s %S 00 - 59 (seconds)
DecimalField MinLengthValidator(min_length) S st, nd, rd, th
Template tags
max_value = Decimal(100) MaxValueValidator(max_value) t 28 - 31
min_value = Decimal(10) MinValueValidator(min_value) T %Z EST, UTC, …
{% block name %}…{% endblock %}
max_digits = 10 RegexValidator(regex, message=None, code=None) u (microseconds)
{% csrf_token %}
decimal_places =2 URLValidator(verify_exists=False) {% cycle "row1" "row2" [as varname] [silent] %} U (unix timestamp)
EmailField validate_email {% debug %} w %w 0 (Sun.) - 6 (Sat.)
validate_slug
FileField {% extends "base.html" %} W 1 - 53
validate_ipv4_address {% filter force_escape|lower %}…{% endfilter %}
FilePathField validate_comma_separated_integer_list %U 01 - 53
{% firstof var1 var2 "fallback" %}
path = "/home/images" y %y 99
{% for i in list [reversed] %}…{% empty %}…{% endfor %}
recursive = True Y %Y 1999
match = r"\.pdf"
Django Packages {{ forloop.counter }}
Find reusable apps and tools for your Django site. {{ forloop.counter0 }} x 03/04/11
FloatField http://djangopackages.com/ {{ forloop.revcounter }} X 16:43:23
max_value = 100.0 {{ forloop.revcounter0 }} z 0 - 365
min_value = 10.0 {{ forloop.first }}
Signals Z (tz offset, seconds)
ImageField {{ forloop.last }}
DATE_FORMAT (as defined in settings)
IntegerField django.db.models.signals {{ forloop.parentloop }}
{% if condition %}…{% else %}…{% endif %} DATETIME_FORMAT (as defined in settings)
max_value = 100 pre_init(sender, args, kwargs)
post_init(sender, args, kwargs) {% ifchanged %}…{% else %}…{% endifchanged %} SHORT_DATE_FORMAT (as defined in settings)
min_value = 10
pre_save(sender, instance, using) {% include "other/template.html" [with who="Jane" … [only]] %} SHORT_DATETIME_FORMAT (as defined in settings)
IPAddressField {% load [foo bar … from] other_library %}
post_save(sender, instance, created, using) HttpRequest HttpResponse
RegexField pre_delete(sender, instance, using) {% now "jS F Y H:i" %}
regex = r'\w+' post_delete(sender, instance, using) {% regroup people by gender as gender_list %}
__iter__() __init__(content=’’,
max_length = 100 m2m_changed(sender, instance, action, reverse, {% spaceless %}…{% endspaceless %}
build_absolute_uri(path) mimetype=None,
min_length = 10 model, pk_set, using) {% templatetag openblock / closeblock / openvariable /
COOKIES status=200,
SlugField class_prepared(sender) closevariable / openbrace / closebrace /
encoding content_type=None)
max_length = 100 post_syncdb(sender, app, created_models, opencomment / closecomment %}
FILES __delitem__(header)
min_length = 10 verbosity, interactive) {% url path.to.view arg1 arg2 arg3=v1 arg4=v2 [as the_url] %}
GET __getitem__(header)
{% widthratio this_value max_value 100 %}
TimeField django.core.signals get_full_path() __setitem__(header, val)
{% with alpha=1 beta=2 … %}…{% endwith %}
request_started(sender) get_host() delete_cookie(key,
URLField request_finished(sender) is_ajax() path="/",
max_length = 100 got_request_exception(sender, request) Celery is_secure() domain=None)
min_length = 10 django.test.signals Distributed, asychronous task queue. META flush()
verify_exists = False template_rendered(sender, template, context) http://celeryproject.org/ method has_header(header)
validator_user_agent = "Django/1.3" path set_cookie(key, value,
django.db.backends.signals
django.shortcuts path_info max_age=None,
SplitDateTimeField connection_created(sender, connection)
POST expires=None,
raw_post_data path="/",
render(request, template, context_dict={},
user_logged_in(sender, request, user) read(size=None) domain=None,
context_instance=RequestContext, content_type="text/html",
ModelChoiceField user_logged_out(sender, request, user) status=200, current_app=None) readline() secure=None,
queryset = Model.objects.all() django.contrib.comments.signals render_to_response(template, context_dict={}, readlines() httponly=False)
empty_label = u"------" comment_will_be_posted(sender, comment, request) context_instance=Contact, mimetype="text/html") REQUEST tell()
ModelMultipleChoiceField comment_was_posted(sender, comment, request) redirect(to, permanent=False, *args, **kw) session write(content)
queryset = Model.objects.all() comment_was_flagged(sender, comment, flag, get_object_or_404(Model, **lookup) urlconf
created, request) get_list_or_404(Model, **lookup) user