Make some elements of choice array readonly in Django?

Question

I have a model:

class myLimit(models.Model):
    limit = models.PositiveSmallIntegerField(help_text="The upper limit of the number of points that can be used.")
    TYPES_OF_LIMITS = [('perday','Limit Per Day'),('lifetime', 'Lifetime Limit'),('peruser', 'Per User'),]
    limit_type = models.CharField(choices=TYPES_OF_LIMITS, max_length=20, default='lifetime')

    ...

I want to know how to disable (or make it read-only) the "peruser" ("Per User") choice/option. The current myLimit acts as a base model for an extended model which sets the default of limit_type to "peruser" and makes the entire thing read-only my using admin model's exclude = ('limit_type',).

I set the default in the save() method of the extended model just before calling the super method. The main question remains: How to make a few choices read-only? I have read tutorials on making the entire field read-only, hiding it, and others but haven't figured out a way to make "only some choices" read-only.

When you say "readonly" do you mean to not display the option in the dropdown? — Iain Shelvington, Jul 27 '19 at 22:36

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 28 '19 at 04:53

You can define a custom ModelForm for your model where you can overwrite your field to change the available choices

class mylimitForm(forms.ModelForm):

    class Meta:
        fields = ('limit', 'limit_type', ...)

    limit_type = forms.ChoiceField(choices=CHOICES_EXCLUDING_READONLY_ONES)

Then if you want to use this form in the admin you just have to set it in your ModelAdmin

class mylimitAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):

    form = mylimitForm

Did the job perfectly! Thank you. – Aekansh Dixit Jul 28 '19 at 07:09 — Aekansh Dixit, Jul 28 '19 at 07:09

Make some elements of choice array readonly in Django?

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