inlineformset_factory doesn't allow the widgets argument

[Jacob]

modelformset_factory supports a widgets argument for specifying custom widgets in the created forms, so I expected inlineformset_factory to do the same. That is, I tried this:

ChoiceFormset = inlineformset_factory(Poll, Choice, widgets = {'order': forms.HiddenInput})

No dice: inlineformset_factory() got an unexpected keyword argument 'widgets'.

I think this is just a simple omission since inlineformset_factory is a thin wrapper over modelformset_factory but I haven't investigated the history to see if this argument was an intentional or unintentional omission.

[anonymous]

There is a work around for this bug/feature,
1) Create a ModelForm with the requested widget
2) Pass the ModelForm as form argument and voila, the widget works

in models.py

class SomeForm(ModelForm):

class Meta:

model = Something
widgets = {

'level' : forms.Select(choices=SOME_CHOICES)
}

in views.py

SomeFormsetFactory = inlineformset_factory(Parent, Something, form=SomeForm)

[Nick Sandford]

Added code, tests and documentation into a similar ticket's (#19569) pull request here: ​https://github.com/django/django/pull/630.

[Claude Paroz <claude@…>]

In 93e79b45bc5288d1ca0eb5b6eade30d3c7110b24:

Fixed #17416 -- Added widgets argument to inlineformset_factory and modelformset_factory