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wh1t3cat1k
wh1t3cat1k

Reputation: 3186

Django: do I have to provide list_display for admin?

If I explicitly provide a ModelAdmin for a particular model in Django 1.8 admin, do I have to explicitly set the list_display member?

If I don't will Django use a default value for it (e.g. all fields except id in the order defined in the model)?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 426

Answers (1)

Wtower
Wtower

Reputation: 19902

You do not have to explicitly define list_display. If you omit it, a single column will be displayed with the str(Model) value. If you have a __str__ funciton defined for your model (Python 3), that value will be returned, otherwise something like 'MyModel object'. This value will also be a link to your model form.

Therefore, I would say that it is a good practice to define the fields that you want to use.

Please note also that you cannot use fields in list_editable without them being present in list_display. This would give a:

SystemCheckError: (admin.E122) The value of 'list_editable[X]' refers to 'Y', which is not contained in 'list_display'.`

Upvotes: 3

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