id_for_label undefined for AdminReadonlyField

[Marc Sommerhalder]

AdminReadonlyField does not define id_for_label (​here) but uses it when help_text is present (​here).

[Natalia Bidart]

Hello Marc Sommerhalder, thanks for taking the time to report this and for referencing the relevant code.

You're correct that AdminReadonlyField does not define id_for_label. However, from what I can see, it's only accessed conditionally (i.e. only if it's already defined) so there doesn’t appear to be any resulting error or broken behavior in the admin output:

{% if field.field.id_for_label %} id="{{ field.field.id_for_label }}_helptext"{% endif %}

To better understand the problem you're experiencing, could you clarify what concrete issue you're observing in practice? For example, is there a traceback, rendering problem, or integration issue that this is causing? That would help determine whether this needs a code change or if the current behavior is acceptable.

I'll close as invalid for now but please reopen if you can provide further details (ideally a test case failing or a small Django test project to reproduce the error or the issue you are getting). You can also reach out in the Django Forum for further assistance