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27976	label_from_instance fails silently: form field disappears.	Wim Feijen	nobody	"Hi,

In a forms __init__ method, I am using a foreign-key pulldown. I'd like to rename the labels, like this:
{{{
       self.fields['lawyer'].label_from_instance = lambda obj: obj.userprofile.name
}}}
However, when obj has no userprofile, the code does not raise an Exception, as expected, but fails silently and the field disappears. I find this dangerous and would just expect the field to raise an Exception, so I can fix it, instead of causing abnormalities.

Part of my code in more detail is here. I'm using UserProfiles because I find them way easier to understand than extended user models.


{{{
class UserProfileForm(forms.ModelForm):
    """"""General form to add a user. Sanne-only.""""""
    group = forms.ModelChoiceField(queryset=Group.objects.order_by('name'), required=True, widget=forms.RadioSelect, initial=lawyer_group)
    email = forms.EmailField(required=True, label=""Email address"")

    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        super(UserProfileForm, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)

        lawyer_users = User.objects.filter(groups__name__in=['firm lawyer', 'client lawyer']).distinct().order_by('userprofile__name')
        self.fields['lawyer'].queryset = lawyer_users
        self.fields['lawyer'].label_from_instance = lambda obj: obj.userprofile.name

    class Meta:
        model = UserProfile
        fields = ['group', 'name', 'email', 'vendor', 'customer', 'city', 'country', 'photo', 'tel', 'tel2', 'bar_city', 'bar_date_of_admission', 'lawyer']
}}}
"	Cleanup/optimization	new	Forms	1.8	Normal				Unreviewed	0	0	0	0	0	0