class models.BaseModelFormSet
Like regular formsets, Django provides a couple of enhanced formset classes that make it easy to work with Django models. Let’s reuse the Author model from above:
1 2 3 | >>> from django.forms import modelformset_factory>>> from myapp.models import Author>>> AuthorFormSet = modelformset_factory(Author, fields=('name', 'title')) |
Using fields restricts the formset to use only the given fields. Alternatively, you can take an “opt-out” approach, specifying which fields to exclude:
1 | >>> AuthorFormSet = modelformset_factory(Author, exclude=('birth_date',)) |
This will create a formset that is capable of working with the data associated with the Author model. It works just like a regular formset:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 | >>> formset = AuthorFormSet()>>> print(formset)<input type="hidden" name="form-TOTAL_FORMS" value="1" id="id_form-TOTAL_FORMS" /><input type="hidden" name="form-INITIAL_FORMS" value="0" id="id_form-INITIAL_FORMS" /><input type="hidden" name="form-MAX_NUM_FORMS" id="id_form-MAX_NUM_FORMS" /><tr><th><label for="id_form-0-name">Name:</label></th><td><input id="id_form-0-name" type="text" name="form-0-name" maxlength="100" /></td></tr><tr><th><label for="id_form-0-title">Title:</label></th><td><select name="form-0-title" id="id_form-0-title"><option value="" selected="selected">---------</option><option value="MR">Mr.</option><option value="MRS">Mrs.</option><option value="MS">Ms.</option></select><input type="hidden" name="form-0-id" id="id_form-0-id" /></td></tr> |
Note
modelformset_factory() uses formset_factory() to generate formsets. This means that a model formset is just an extension of a basic formset that knows how to interact with a particular model.
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