How can I set a DateField format in django from the model?

Question

I am creating a django application and I have the next problem: this error is shown when I want to set a date:

ValidationError [u\"\'12/06/2012\' value has a         


        

Answer 1

input_formats is a forms.DateField option, not a model.DateField option. You have to set it in your form, not in your models.

Answer 2

You could also use the LANGUAGE_CODE to get the correct date formate for the local. LANGUAGE_CODE ='en-GB' Then have DATE_INPUT_FORMATS = ['%d-%m-%Y', '%Y-%m-%d'] in the settings.py which can be called when needed at anytime.

date_birth = forms.DateField(label='Date of birth', widget=forms.SelectDateWidget(years=YEAR_CHOICES, input_formats= DATE_INPUT_FORMATS))

Answer 3

As @bruno as mentioned in his answer, input_formats is a forms field, however it can be used to control the date format saved from the model.

In settings.py set DATE_INPUT_FORMATS as below:

DATE_INPUT_FORMATS = ['%d-%m-%Y']

And in your form you could do something like below:

class ClientDetailsForm(ModelForm):
    date_of_birth = DateField(input_formats=settings.DATE_INPUT_FORMATS)
    class Meta:
       model = ModelA