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-rw-r--r--docs/ref/checks.txt8
-rw-r--r--docs/ref/contrib/admin/actions.txt10
-rw-r--r--docs/ref/forms/fields.txt5
-rw-r--r--docs/ref/forms/widgets.txt18
-rw-r--r--docs/ref/models/conditional-expressions.txt10
-rw-r--r--docs/ref/models/fields.txt80
-rw-r--r--docs/ref/models/instances.txt10
7 files changed, 87 insertions, 54 deletions
diff --git a/docs/ref/checks.txt b/docs/ref/checks.txt
index a208114596..cd539aa964 100644
--- a/docs/ref/checks.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/checks.txt
@@ -165,9 +165,11 @@ Model fields
* **fields.E002**: Field names must not contain ``"__"``.
* **fields.E003**: ``pk`` is a reserved word that cannot be used as a field
name.
-* **fields.E004**: ``choices`` must be an iterable (e.g., a list or tuple).
-* **fields.E005**: ``choices`` must be an iterable containing ``(actual value,
- human readable name)`` tuples.
+* **fields.E004**: ``choices`` must be a mapping (e.g. a dictionary) or an
+ iterable (e.g. a list or tuple).
+* **fields.E005**: ``choices`` must be a mapping of actual values to human
+ readable names or an iterable containing ``(actual value, human readable
+ name)`` tuples.
* **fields.E006**: ``db_index`` must be ``None``, ``True`` or ``False``.
* **fields.E007**: Primary keys must not have ``null=True``.
* **fields.E008**: All ``validators`` must be callable.
diff --git a/docs/ref/contrib/admin/actions.txt b/docs/ref/contrib/admin/actions.txt
index f5f91982c1..263d43f8a3 100644
--- a/docs/ref/contrib/admin/actions.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/contrib/admin/actions.txt
@@ -47,11 +47,11 @@ news application with an ``Article`` model::
from django.db import models
- STATUS_CHOICES = [
- ("d", "Draft"),
- ("p", "Published"),
- ("w", "Withdrawn"),
- ]
+ STATUS_CHOICES = {
+ "d": "Draft",
+ "p": "Published",
+ "w": "Withdrawn",
+ }
class Article(models.Model):
diff --git a/docs/ref/forms/fields.txt b/docs/ref/forms/fields.txt
index 307ebb15a2..5e42404f94 100644
--- a/docs/ref/forms/fields.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/forms/fields.txt
@@ -510,8 +510,9 @@ For each field, we describe the default widget used if you don't specify
.. versionchanged:: 5.0
- Support for using :ref:`enumeration types <field-choices-enum-types>`
- directly in the ``choices`` was added.
+ Support for mappings and using
+ :ref:`enumeration types <field-choices-enum-types>` directly in
+ ``choices`` was added.
``DateField``
-------------
diff --git a/docs/ref/forms/widgets.txt b/docs/ref/forms/widgets.txt
index efff81ddbc..f76759b254 100644
--- a/docs/ref/forms/widgets.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/forms/widgets.txt
@@ -58,11 +58,11 @@ widget on the field. In the following example, the
from django import forms
BIRTH_YEAR_CHOICES = ["1980", "1981", "1982"]
- FAVORITE_COLORS_CHOICES = [
- ("blue", "Blue"),
- ("green", "Green"),
- ("black", "Black"),
- ]
+ FAVORITE_COLORS_CHOICES = {
+ "blue": "Blue",
+ "green": "Green",
+ "black": "Black",
+ }
class SimpleForm(forms.Form):
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ example:
.. code-block:: pycon
>>> from django import forms
- >>> CHOICES = [("1", "First"), ("2", "Second")]
+ >>> CHOICES = {"1": "First", "2": "Second"}
>>> choice_field = forms.ChoiceField(widget=forms.RadioSelect, choices=CHOICES)
>>> choice_field.choices
[('1', 'First'), ('2', 'Second')]
@@ -458,9 +458,9 @@ foundation for custom widgets.
class DateSelectorWidget(forms.MultiWidget):
def __init__(self, attrs=None):
- days = [(day, day) for day in range(1, 32)]
- months = [(month, month) for month in range(1, 13)]
- years = [(year, year) for year in [2018, 2019, 2020]]
+ days = {day: day for day in range(1, 32)}
+ months = {month: month for month in range(1, 13)}
+ years = {year: year for year in [2018, 2019, 2020]}
widgets = [
forms.Select(attrs=attrs, choices=days),
forms.Select(attrs=attrs, choices=months),
diff --git a/docs/ref/models/conditional-expressions.txt b/docs/ref/models/conditional-expressions.txt
index d14312870f..cfdbd0790a 100644
--- a/docs/ref/models/conditional-expressions.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/models/conditional-expressions.txt
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ We'll be using the following model in the subsequent examples::
REGULAR = "R"
GOLD = "G"
PLATINUM = "P"
- ACCOUNT_TYPE_CHOICES = [
- (REGULAR, "Regular"),
- (GOLD, "Gold"),
- (PLATINUM, "Platinum"),
- ]
+ ACCOUNT_TYPE_CHOICES = {
+ REGULAR: "Regular",
+ GOLD: "Gold",
+ PLATINUM: "Platinum",
+ }
name = models.CharField(max_length=50)
registered_on = models.DateField()
account_type = models.CharField(
diff --git a/docs/ref/models/fields.txt b/docs/ref/models/fields.txt
index ff67312949..fbc90e5420 100644
--- a/docs/ref/models/fields.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/models/fields.txt
@@ -86,14 +86,26 @@ If a field has ``blank=False``, the field will be required.
.. attribute:: Field.choices
-A :term:`sequence` consisting itself of iterables of exactly two items (e.g.
-``[(A, B), (A, B) ...]``) to use as choices for this field. If choices are
-given, they're enforced by :ref:`model validation <validating-objects>` and the
-default form widget will be a select box with these choices instead of the
-standard text field.
+A mapping or iterable in the format described below to use as choices for this
+field. If choices are given, they're enforced by
+:ref:`model validation <validating-objects>` and the default form widget will
+be a select box with these choices instead of the standard text field.
-The first element in each tuple is the actual value to be set on the model,
-and the second element is the human-readable name. For example::
+If a mapping is given, the key element is the actual value to be set on the
+model, and the second element is the human readable name. For example::
+
+ YEAR_IN_SCHOOL_CHOICES = {
+ "FR": "Freshman",
+ "SO": "Sophomore",
+ "JR": "Junior",
+ "SR": "Senior",
+ "GR": "Graduate",
+ }
+
+You can also pass a :term:`sequence` consisting itself of iterables of exactly
+two items (e.g. ``[(A1, B1), (A2, B2), …]``). The first element in each tuple
+is the actual value to be set on the model, and the second element is the
+human-readable name. For example::
YEAR_IN_SCHOOL_CHOICES = [
("FR", "Freshman"),
@@ -103,6 +115,10 @@ and the second element is the human-readable name. For example::
("GR", "Graduate"),
]
+.. versionchanged:: 5.0
+
+ Support for mappings was added.
+
Generally, it's best to define choices inside a model class, and to
define a suitably-named constant for each value::
@@ -115,13 +131,13 @@ define a suitably-named constant for each value::
JUNIOR = "JR"
SENIOR = "SR"
GRADUATE = "GR"
- YEAR_IN_SCHOOL_CHOICES = [
- (FRESHMAN, "Freshman"),
- (SOPHOMORE, "Sophomore"),
- (JUNIOR, "Junior"),
- (SENIOR, "Senior"),
- (GRADUATE, "Graduate"),
- ]
+ YEAR_IN_SCHOOL_CHOICES = {
+ FRESHMAN: "Freshman",
+ SOPHOMORE: "Sophomore",
+ JUNIOR: "Junior",
+ SENIOR: "Senior",
+ GRADUATE: "Graduate",
+ }
year_in_school = models.CharField(
max_length=2,
choices=YEAR_IN_SCHOOL_CHOICES,
@@ -142,6 +158,25 @@ will work anywhere that the ``Student`` model has been imported).
You can also collect your available choices into named groups that can
be used for organizational purposes::
+ MEDIA_CHOICES = {
+ "Audio": {
+ "vinyl": "Vinyl",
+ "cd": "CD",
+ },
+ "Video": {
+ "vhs": "VHS Tape",
+ "dvd": "DVD",
+ },
+ "unknown": "Unknown",
+ }
+
+The key of the mapping is the name to apply to the group and the value is the
+choices inside that group, consisting of the field value and a human-readable
+name for an option. Grouped options may be combined with ungrouped options
+within a single mapping (such as the ``"unknown"`` option in this example).
+
+You can also use a sequence, e.g. a list of 2-tuples::
+
MEDIA_CHOICES = [
(
"Audio",
@@ -160,17 +195,6 @@ be used for organizational purposes::
("unknown", "Unknown"),
]
-The first element in each tuple is the name to apply to the group. The
-second element is an iterable of 2-tuples, with each 2-tuple containing
-a value and a human-readable name for an option. Grouped options may be
-combined with ungrouped options within a single list (such as the
-``'unknown'`` option in this example).
-
-For each model field that has :attr:`~Field.choices` set, Django will add a
-method to retrieve the human-readable name for the field's current value. See
-:meth:`~django.db.models.Model.get_FOO_display` in the database API
-documentation.
-
Note that choices can be any sequence object -- not necessarily a list or
tuple. This lets you construct choices dynamically. But if you find yourself
hacking :attr:`~Field.choices` to be dynamic, you're probably better off using
@@ -180,6 +204,12 @@ meant for static data that doesn't change much, if ever.
.. note::
A new migration is created each time the order of ``choices`` changes.
+For each model field that has :attr:`~Field.choices` set, Django will normalize
+the choices to a list of 2-tuples and add a method to retrieve the
+human-readable name for the field's current value. See
+:meth:`~django.db.models.Model.get_FOO_display` in the database API
+documentation.
+
.. _field-choices-blank-label:
Unless :attr:`blank=False<Field.blank>` is set on the field along with a
diff --git a/docs/ref/models/instances.txt b/docs/ref/models/instances.txt
index 6bfd521aaa..6ceb0703ab 100644
--- a/docs/ref/models/instances.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/models/instances.txt
@@ -912,11 +912,11 @@ For example::
class Person(models.Model):
- SHIRT_SIZES = [
- ("S", "Small"),
- ("M", "Medium"),
- ("L", "Large"),
- ]
+ SHIRT_SIZES = {
+ "S": "Small",
+ "M": "Medium",
+ "L": "Large",
+ }
name = models.CharField(max_length=60)
shirt_size = models.CharField(max_length=2, choices=SHIRT_SIZES)