Re: editable option for model field?

On 5/06/2012 10:06am, Roy Smith wrote:
> The description of editable says:
>
>> If False, the field will not be editable in the admin or via forms automatically generated from the model class.
> To me, this sounds like it will be shown in the admin, just not as an editable field (i.e. readonly). However, when I try setting it to False, my field it omitted entirely from the admin.

If it isn't editable there is no need to include it in the Admin. Make
it editable (in models.py) and then (in admin.py) make it read-only.

https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/contrib/admin/#django.contrib.admin.ModelAdmin.readonly_fields

>
> What's the intent of editable? Is this a bug, or is the description in the docs just misleading?

You should perhaps adjust the docs to the extent necessary. Seeing as it
mentions the admin it might help to include a link to the above
read-only reference.

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