models.py 文件源码

def model_to_dict(instance, fields=None, exclude=None):
    """
    Returns a dict containing the data in ``instance`` suitable for passing as
    a Form's ``initial`` keyword argument.

    ``fields`` is an optional list of field names. If provided, only the named
    fields will be included in the returned dict.

    ``exclude`` is an optional list of field names. If provided, the named
    fields will be excluded from the returned dict, even if they are listed in
    the ``fields`` argument.
    """
    # avoid a circular import
    from django.db.models.fields.related import ManyToManyField
    opts = instance._meta
    data = {}
    for f in opts.concrete_fields + opts.many_to_many:
        if not f.editable:
            continue
        if fields and not f.name in fields:
            continue
        if exclude and f.name in exclude:
            continue
        if isinstance(f, ManyToManyField):
            # If the object doesn't have a primary key yet, just use an empty
            # list for its m2m fields. Calling f.value_from_object will raise
            # an exception.
            if instance.pk is None:
                data[f.name] = []
            else:
                # MultipleChoiceWidget needs a list of pks, not object instances.
                data[f.name] = list(f.value_from_object(instance).values_list('pk', flat=True))
        else:
            data[f.name] = f.value_from_object(instance)
    return data