[Answered ]-Is it possible to customize the HTML generated for a django.forms.Form?

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You can change the form using javascript by including the javascript files in your forms ‘Media’ inner class

class MyForm(form.ModelForm):
    ...

    class Media:
        # Paths relative to STATIC_URL
        js = ("js/file.js", "js/file2.js",)

But, in my opinion that can be a bit hacky

Alternatively, to change a specific field’s HTML you should create your own widget for the specific fields you want to edit:

https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/forms/widgets/

Finally, if you need to dynamically add or remove fields, I think the best way you can do so is in your forms init function:

class MyForm(form.ModelForm):
    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        super(MyForm, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
        if self.fields['example_field_name'].initial == "some_value":
            # do something ...
👤Timmy O'Mahony

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