Django - Overriding get_form to customize admin forms based on request -

i've tried various methods achieve this.

i decided against overriding formfield_for_dbfield it's doesn't copy of request object , hoping avoid thread_locals hack.

i settled on overriding get_form in modeladmin class , tried following:

class pageoptions(admin.modeladmin):     def get_form(self, request, obj=none, **kwargs):         if request.user.is_superuser:             self.fieldsets = ((none, {'fields': ('title','name',),}),)         else:             self.fieldsets = ((none, {'fields': ('title',),}),)         return super(pageoptions,self).get_form(request, obj=none, **kwargs) 

when print fieldsets or declared_fieldsets within get_form none (or whatever set initial value in pageoptions).

why doesn't work , there better way this?

i have no idea why printing property doesn't give want assigned (i guess may depends on print, exactly), try overriding get_fieldsets instead. base implementation looks this:

def get_fieldsets(self, request, obj=none):     if self.declared_fieldsets:         return self.declared_fieldsets     form = self.get_formset(request).form     return [(none, {'fields': form.base_fields.keys()})] 

i.e. should able return tuples.

edit andybak. 4 years on , found own question again when trying similar on project. time went approach although modified avoid having repeat fieldsets definition:

def get_fieldsets(self, request, obj=none):     # add 'item_type' on add forms , remove on changeforms.     fieldsets = super(itemadmin, self).get_fieldsets(request, obj)     if not obj: # add form         if 'item_type' not in fieldsets[0][1]['fields']:             fieldsets[0][1]['fields'] += ('item_type',)     else: # change form         fieldsets[0][1]['fields'] = tuple(x x in fieldsets[0][1]['fields'] if x!='item_type')     return fieldsets