Django forms - is there a way to dynamically edit a FilePathField?
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I have a django form which I am using to access a directory. However I would like to access two different directories based on a given input, but have one FilePathField.
As an example - I have two panels - 'panel1' and 'panel2'. The directory I would like to access is the analysis directory of each of these panels as such:
/path/destination/panel1/analysis/
/path/destination/panel2/analysis/
In each of these analysis directories are directories starting with "Experiment" which I would like a user to be able to choose to obtain some results.
I have my form:
class RunUploadForm(forms.Form):
directory_path = forms.FilePathField(
path='/path/destination/panel1/analysis',
required=True,
allow_folders=True,
allow_files=False,
recursive=True,
match="Experiment*",
label="Pick folder for results:"
)
class Meta:
fields = ('directory_path',)
This only allows the user to access panel1 directory as it is hardcoded into the path arg. Is there a way to dynamically change this path argument, maybe with a choicefield?
django forms
asked Jan 4 at 16:02
trouselifetrouselife
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I have a django form which I am using to access a directory. However I would like to access two different directories based on a given input, but have one FilePathField.
As an example - I have two panels - 'panel1' and 'panel2'. The directory I would like to access is the analysis directory of each of these panels as such:
/path/destination/panel1/analysis/
/path/destination/panel2/analysis/
In each of these analysis directories are directories starting with "Experiment" which I would like a user to be able to choose to obtain some results.
I have my form:
class RunUploadForm(forms.Form):
directory_path = forms.FilePathField(
path='/path/destination/panel1/analysis',
required=True,
allow_folders=True,
allow_files=False,
recursive=True,
match="Experiment*",
label="Pick folder for results:"
)
class Meta:
fields = ('directory_path',)
This only allows the user to access panel1 directory as it is hardcoded into the path arg. Is there a way to dynamically change this path argument, maybe with a choicefield?
django forms
asked Jan 4 at 16:02
trouselifetrouselife
382318
add a comment |
I have a django form which I am using to access a directory. However I would like to access two different directories based on a given input, but have one FilePathField.
As an example - I have two panels - 'panel1' and 'panel2'. The directory I would like to access is the analysis directory of each of these panels as such:
/path/destination/panel1/analysis/
/path/destination/panel2/analysis/
In each of these analysis directories are directories starting with "Experiment" which I would like a user to be able to choose to obtain some results.
I have my form:
class RunUploadForm(forms.Form):
directory_path = forms.FilePathField(
path='/path/destination/panel1/analysis',
required=True,
allow_folders=True,
allow_files=False,
recursive=True,
match="Experiment*",
label="Pick folder for results:"
)
class Meta:
fields = ('directory_path',)
This only allows the user to access panel1 directory as it is hardcoded into the path arg. Is there a way to dynamically change this path argument, maybe with a choicefield?
django forms
asked Jan 4 at 16:02
trouselifetrouselife
382318
I have a django form which I am using to access a directory. However I would like to access two different directories based on a given input, but have one FilePathField.
As an example - I have two panels - 'panel1' and 'panel2'. The directory I would like to access is the analysis directory of each of these panels as such:
/path/destination/panel1/analysis/
/path/destination/panel2/analysis/
In each of these analysis directories are directories starting with "Experiment" which I would like a user to be able to choose to obtain some results.
I have my form:
class RunUploadForm(forms.Form):
directory_path = forms.FilePathField(
path='/path/destination/panel1/analysis',
required=True,
allow_folders=True,
allow_files=False,
recursive=True,
match="Experiment*",
label="Pick folder for results:"
)
class Meta:
fields = ('directory_path',)
This only allows the user to access panel1 directory as it is hardcoded into the path arg. Is there a way to dynamically change this path argument, maybe with a choicefield?
django forms
django forms
asked Jan 4 at 16:02
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asked Jan 4 at 16:02
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trouselifetrouselife
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asked Jan 4 at 16:02
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One way of doing so would be to pass the path as an argument to the __init__ method of the form, for example:
class RunUploadForm(forms.Form):
directory_path = forms.FilePathField(
path='/path/destination/panel1/analysis',
required=True,
allow_folders=True,
allow_files=False,
recursive=True,
match="Experiment*",
label="Pick folder for results:"
)
class Meta:
fields = ('directory_path',)
def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
path = kwargs.pop('path', 'somedefaultvalue')
super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
self.fields['directory_path'] = forms.FilePathField(
path=path,
required=True,
allow_folders=True,
allow_files=False,
recursive=True,
match="Experiment*",
label="Pick folder for results:"
)
You need to crate a new instance of FilePathField because choices for this kind of field are generated on __init__
answered Jan 4 at 16:28
ivissaniivissani
976610
This is just overwriting the path in init(), not changing the path dynamically. I'm trying to have a way of accessing more than one directory, based on an additional input (This could be all entries from my Panel model...)
– trouselife
Jan 4 at 16:36
As in, have some kind of radio button within the form which changes the path value.
– trouselife
Jan 4 at 16:37
Well, you can POST the value of that choice and as a response to that POST return the appropriate instace of the form. Other way would be to do that entirely in the frontend, for example having two differentFilePathFields in the form and showing/hiding as you need.
– ivissani
Jan 4 at 16:40
Yes that could work thanks! Its difficult because when the post is submitted, i only want ONE value being used, but there doesnt seem to be a way of having a default null value..
– trouselife
Jan 4 at 17:09
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One way of doing so would be to pass the path as an argument to the __init__ method of the form, for example:
class RunUploadForm(forms.Form):
directory_path = forms.FilePathField(
path='/path/destination/panel1/analysis',
required=True,
allow_folders=True,
allow_files=False,
recursive=True,
match="Experiment*",
label="Pick folder for results:"
)
class Meta:
fields = ('directory_path',)
def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
path = kwargs.pop('path', 'somedefaultvalue')
super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
self.fields['directory_path'] = forms.FilePathField(
path=path,
required=True,
allow_folders=True,
allow_files=False,
recursive=True,
match="Experiment*",
label="Pick folder for results:"
)
You need to crate a new instance of FilePathField because choices for this kind of field are generated on __init__
answered Jan 4 at 16:28
ivissaniivissani
976610
This is just overwriting the path in init(), not changing the path dynamically. I'm trying to have a way of accessing more than one directory, based on an additional input (This could be all entries from my Panel model...)
– trouselife
Jan 4 at 16:36
As in, have some kind of radio button within the form which changes the path value.
– trouselife
Jan 4 at 16:37
Well, you can POST the value of that choice and as a response to that POST return the appropriate instace of the form. Other way would be to do that entirely in the frontend, for example having two differentFilePathFields in the form and showing/hiding as you need.
– ivissani
Jan 4 at 16:40
Yes that could work thanks! Its difficult because when the post is submitted, i only want ONE value being used, but there doesnt seem to be a way of having a default null value..
– trouselife
Jan 4 at 17:09
add a comment |
One way of doing so would be to pass the path as an argument to the __init__ method of the form, for example:
class RunUploadForm(forms.Form):
directory_path = forms.FilePathField(
path='/path/destination/panel1/analysis',
required=True,
allow_folders=True,
allow_files=False,
recursive=True,
match="Experiment*",
label="Pick folder for results:"
)
class Meta:
fields = ('directory_path',)
def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
path = kwargs.pop('path', 'somedefaultvalue')
super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
self.fields['directory_path'] = forms.FilePathField(
path=path,
required=True,
allow_folders=True,
allow_files=False,
recursive=True,
match="Experiment*",
label="Pick folder for results:"
)
You need to crate a new instance of FilePathField because choices for this kind of field are generated on __init__
answered Jan 4 at 16:28
ivissaniivissani
976610
This is just overwriting the path in init(), not changing the path dynamically. I'm trying to have a way of accessing more than one directory, based on an additional input (This could be all entries from my Panel model...)
– trouselife
Jan 4 at 16:36
As in, have some kind of radio button within the form which changes the path value.
– trouselife
Jan 4 at 16:37
Well, you can POST the value of that choice and as a response to that POST return the appropriate instace of the form. Other way would be to do that entirely in the frontend, for example having two differentFilePathFields in the form and showing/hiding as you need.
– ivissani
Jan 4 at 16:40
Yes that could work thanks! Its difficult because when the post is submitted, i only want ONE value being used, but there doesnt seem to be a way of having a default null value..
– trouselife
Jan 4 at 17:09
add a comment |
One way of doing so would be to pass the path as an argument to the __init__ method of the form, for example:
class RunUploadForm(forms.Form):
directory_path = forms.FilePathField(
path='/path/destination/panel1/analysis',
required=True,
allow_folders=True,
allow_files=False,
recursive=True,
match="Experiment*",
label="Pick folder for results:"
)
class Meta:
fields = ('directory_path',)
def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
path = kwargs.pop('path', 'somedefaultvalue')
super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
self.fields['directory_path'] = forms.FilePathField(
path=path,
required=True,
allow_folders=True,
allow_files=False,
recursive=True,
match="Experiment*",
label="Pick folder for results:"
)
You need to crate a new instance of FilePathField because choices for this kind of field are generated on __init__
answered Jan 4 at 16:28
ivissaniivissani
976610
One way of doing so would be to pass the path as an argument to the __init__ method of the form, for example:
class RunUploadForm(forms.Form):
directory_path = forms.FilePathField(
path='/path/destination/panel1/analysis',
required=True,
allow_folders=True,
allow_files=False,
recursive=True,
match="Experiment*",
label="Pick folder for results:"
)
class Meta:
fields = ('directory_path',)
def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
path = kwargs.pop('path', 'somedefaultvalue')
super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
self.fields['directory_path'] = forms.FilePathField(
path=path,
required=True,
allow_folders=True,
allow_files=False,
recursive=True,
match="Experiment*",
label="Pick folder for results:"
)
You need to crate a new instance of FilePathField because choices for this kind of field are generated on __init__
answered Jan 4 at 16:28
ivissaniivissani
976610
answered Jan 4 at 16:28
ivissaniivissani
976610
answered Jan 4 at 16:28
ivissaniivissani
976610
answered Jan 4 at 16:28
ivissaniivissani
976610
976610
This is just overwriting the path in init(), not changing the path dynamically. I'm trying to have a way of accessing more than one directory, based on an additional input (This could be all entries from my Panel model...)
– trouselife
Jan 4 at 16:36
As in, have some kind of radio button within the form which changes the path value.
– trouselife
Jan 4 at 16:37
Well, you can POST the value of that choice and as a response to that POST return the appropriate instace of the form. Other way would be to do that entirely in the frontend, for example having two differentFilePathFields in the form and showing/hiding as you need.
– ivissani
Jan 4 at 16:40
Yes that could work thanks! Its difficult because when the post is submitted, i only want ONE value being used, but there doesnt seem to be a way of having a default null value..
– trouselife
Jan 4 at 17:09
add a comment |
This is just overwriting the path in init(), not changing the path dynamically. I'm trying to have a way of accessing more than one directory, based on an additional input (This could be all entries from my Panel model...)
– trouselife
Jan 4 at 16:36
As in, have some kind of radio button within the form which changes the path value.
– trouselife
Jan 4 at 16:37
Well, you can POST the value of that choice and as a response to that POST return the appropriate instace of the form. Other way would be to do that entirely in the frontend, for example having two differentFilePathFields in the form and showing/hiding as you need.
– ivissani
Jan 4 at 16:40
Yes that could work thanks! Its difficult because when the post is submitted, i only want ONE value being used, but there doesnt seem to be a way of having a default null value..
– trouselife
Jan 4 at 17:09
This is just overwriting the path in init(), not changing the path dynamically. I'm trying to have a way of accessing more than one directory, based on an additional input (This could be all entries from my Panel model...)
– trouselife
Jan 4 at 16:36
This is just overwriting the path in init(), not changing the path dynamically. I'm trying to have a way of accessing more than one directory, based on an additional input (This could be all entries from my Panel model...)
– trouselife
Jan 4 at 16:36
As in, have some kind of radio button within the form which changes the path value.
– trouselife
Jan 4 at 16:37
As in, have some kind of radio button within the form which changes the path value.
– trouselife
Jan 4 at 16:37
Well, you can POST the value of that choice and as a response to that POST return the appropriate instace of the form. Other way would be to do that entirely in the frontend, for example having two different
FilePathFields in the form and showing/hiding as you need.– ivissani
Jan 4 at 16:40
Well, you can POST the value of that choice and as a response to that POST return the appropriate instace of the form. Other way would be to do that entirely in the frontend, for example having two different
FilePathFields in the form and showing/hiding as you need.– ivissani
Jan 4 at 16:40
Yes that could work thanks! Its difficult because when the post is submitted, i only want ONE value being used, but there doesnt seem to be a way of having a default null value..
– trouselife
Jan 4 at 17:09
Yes that could work thanks! Its difficult because when the post is submitted, i only want ONE value being used, but there doesnt seem to be a way of having a default null value..
– trouselife
Jan 4 at 17:09
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