On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 12:34 PM, Bill Freeman <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 12:30 PM, Larry Martell <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 10:43 AM, Bill Freeman <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > >> > On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 9:10 AM, Larry Martell <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> This is probably very simple, but I've never run into this before and >> >> googling has not revealed anything. >> >> >> >> I have these 2 models: >> >> >> >> class Category(models.Model): >> >> class Meta: db_table = 'data_category' >> >> name = models.CharField(max_length=20, unique=True, db_index=True) >> >> >> >> class Tool(models.Model): >> >> class Meta: db_table = 'data_tool' >> >> name = models.CharField(max_length=10, unique=True) >> >> category = models.ForeignKey(Category) >> >> >> >> In admin when I click on 'Categorys' I get a table of 'Category >> >> object' and I have to click on those to get at an actual row in the >> >> table. How can I make the data available from 'Categorys' without that >> >> extra level? >> >> >> >> Similarly, in Tools the Category column has 'Category object' and when >> >> I click on a specific tool and get into change tool, the Category is a >> >> drop down that has 'Category object' as every choice. How can I make >> >> the actual category names appear here? >> >> >> >> I tried defining a CategoryAdmin class: >> >> >> >> class CategoryAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin): >> >> list_display = ('name') >> >> list_filter = ('name') >> >> admin.site.register(Category, CategoryAdmin) >> >> >> >> But that fails with 'CategoryAdmin.list_display' must be a list or >> >> tuple. >> >> >> >> >> >> And finally, how can I get it to display 'Categories' instead of >> >> 'Categorys' >> >> >> > Start by creating a __unicode__() method on each of your models that >> > returns >> > a string giving a better description of your object, say by using its >> > 'name' >> > field. If you are using python3, then see the recent discussion here >> > about >> > what to do instead of __unicode__(). >> > >> > Use of the __unicode__() method is described in the tutorial. >> >> Thanks much Bill, that did the trick. >> >> Now does anyone know how to get it to display 'Categories' instead of >> 'Categorys'? >> > verbose_name_plural Model Meta option? > https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.4/ref/models/options/#verbose-name-plural
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