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Let's say that I have a model Foo that inherits from SuperFoo:
class SuperFoo(models.Model): name = models.CharField('name of SuperFoo instance', max_length=50) ... class Foo(SuperFoo): ... # do something that changes verbose_name of name field of SuperFoo In class Foo, I'd like to override the verbose_name of the name field of SuperFoo. Can I? If not, is the best option setting a label inside the model form definition to get it displayed in a template?
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Whenever one tries to create an instance of a model either from admin interface or django shell, save() function is run. We can override save function before storing the data in the database to apply some constraint or fill some ready only fields like SlugField.
verbose_name is a human-readable name for the field. If the verbose name isn't given, Django will automatically create it using the field's attribute name, converting underscores to spaces. This attribute in general changes the field name in admin interface.
str function in a django model returns a string that is exactly rendered as the display name of instances for that model.
def str(self): is a python method which is called when we use print/str to convert object into a string. It is predefined , however can be customised.
A simple hack I have used is:
class SuperFoo(models.Model): name = models.CharField('name of SuperFoo instance', max_length=50) ... class Meta: abstract = True class Foo(SuperFoo): ... # do something that changes verbose_name of name field of SuperFoo Foo._meta.get_field('name').verbose_name = 'Whatever' If you love us? You can donate to us via Paypal or buy me a coffee so we can maintain and grow! Thank you!
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