ValidatorsLink to this heading

Writing validatorsLink to this heading

A validator is a callable that takes a value and raises a ValidationError if it doesn’t meet some criteria. Validators can be useful for re-using validation logic between different types of fields.

For example, here’s a validator that only allows even numbers:

Code
from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _

def validate_even(value):
    if value % 2 != 0:
        raise ValidationError(
            _('%(value)s is not an even number'),
            params={'value': value},
        )

You can add this to a model field via the field’s validators argument:

Code
from django.db import models

class MyModel(models.Model):
    even_field = models.IntegerField(validators=[validate_even])

Because values are converted to Python before validators are run, you can even use the same validator with forms:

Code
from django import forms

class MyForm(forms.Form):
    even_field = forms.IntegerField(validators=[validate_even])

You can also use a class with a __call__() method for more complex or configurable validators. RegexValidator, for example, uses this technique. If a class-based validator is used in the validators model field option, you should make sure it is serializable by the migration framework by adding deconstruct() and __eq__() methods.

How validators are runLink to this heading

See the form validation for more information on how validators are run in forms, and Validating objects for how they’re run in models. Note that validators will not be run automatically when you save a model, but if you are using a ModelForm, it will run your validators on any fields that are included in your form. See the ModelForm documentation for information on how model validation interacts with forms.

Built-in validatorsLink to this heading

The django.core.validators module contains a collection of callable validators for use with model and form fields. They’re used internally but are available for use with your own fields, too. They can be used in addition to, or in lieu of custom field.clean() methods.

RegexValidatorLink to this heading

class RegexValidator(regex=None, message=None, code=None, inverse_match=None, flags=0)Link to this definition
Parámetros:
  • regex – If not None, overrides regex. Can be a regular expression string or a pre-compiled regular expression.

  • message – If not None, overrides message.

  • code – If not None, overrides code.

  • inverse_match – If not None, overrides inverse_match.

  • flags – If not None, overrides flags. In that case, regex must be a regular expression string, or TypeError is raised.

regexLink to this definition

The regular expression pattern to search for the provided value, or a pre-compiled regular expression. By default, raises a ValidationError with message and code if a match is not found. That standard behavior can be reversed by setting inverse_match to True, in which case the ValidationError is raised when a match is found. By default, matches any string (including an empty string).

messageLink to this definition

The error message used by ValidationError if validation fails. Defaults to "Enter a valid value".

codeLink to this definition

The error code used by ValidationError if validation fails. Defaults to "invalid".

inverse_matchLink to this definition

The match mode for regex. Defaults to False.

flagsLink to this definition

The flags used when compiling the regular expression string regex. If regex is a pre-compiled regular expression, and flags is overridden, TypeError is raised. Defaults to 0.

EmailValidatorLink to this heading

class EmailValidator(message=None, code=None, whitelist=None)Link to this definition
Parámetros:
  • message – If not None, overrides message.

  • code – If not None, overrides code.

  • whitelist – If not None, overrides whitelist.

messageLink to this definition

The error message used by ValidationError if validation fails. Defaults to "Enter a valid email address".

codeLink to this definition

The error code used by ValidationError if validation fails. Defaults to "invalid".

whitelistLink to this definition

Whitelist of email domains to allow. By default, a regular expression (the domain_regex attribute) is used to validate whatever appears after the @ sign. However, if that string appears in the whitelist, this validation is bypassed. If not provided, the default whitelist is ['localhost']. Other domains that don’t contain a dot won’t pass validation, so you’d need to whitelist them as necessary.

URLValidatorLink to this heading

class URLValidator(schemes=None, regex=None, message=None, code=None)Link to this definition

A RegexValidator that ensures a value looks like a URL, and raises an error code of 'invalid' if it doesn’t.

Loopback addresses and reserved IP spaces are considered valid. Literal IPv6 addresses (RFC 2732) and unicode domains are both supported.

In addition to the optional arguments of its parent RegexValidator class, URLValidator accepts an extra optional attribute:

schemesLink to this definition

URL/URI scheme list to validate against. If not provided, the default list is ['http', 'https', 'ftp', 'ftps']. As a reference, the IANA website provides a full list of valid URI schemes.

validate_emailLink to this heading

validate_emailLink to this definition

An EmailValidator instance without any customizations.

validate_slugLink to this heading

validate_slugLink to this definition

A RegexValidator instance that ensures a value consists of only letters, numbers, underscores or hyphens.

validate_unicode_slugLink to this heading

validate_unicode_slugLink to this definition

A RegexValidator instance that ensures a value consists of only Unicode letters, numbers, underscores, or hyphens.

validate_ipv4_addressLink to this heading

validate_ipv4_addressLink to this definition

A RegexValidator instance that ensures a value looks like an IPv4 address.

validate_ipv6_addressLink to this heading

validate_ipv6_addressLink to this definition

Uses django.utils.ipv6 to check the validity of an IPv6 address.

validate_ipv46_addressLink to this heading

validate_ipv46_addressLink to this definition

Uses both validate_ipv4_address and validate_ipv6_address to ensure a value is either a valid IPv4 or IPv6 address.

validate_comma_separated_integer_listLink to this heading

validate_comma_separated_integer_listLink to this definition

A RegexValidator instance that ensures a value is a comma-separated list of integers.

int_list_validatorLink to this heading

int_list_validator(sep=',', message=None, code='invalid')Link to this definition

Returns a RegexValidator instance that ensures a string consists of integers separated by sep.

MaxValueValidatorLink to this heading

class MaxValueValidator(max_value, message=None)Link to this definition

Raises a ValidationError with a code of 'max_value' if value is greater than max_value.

MinValueValidatorLink to this heading

class MinValueValidator(min_value, message=None)Link to this definition

Raises a ValidationError with a code of 'min_value' if value is less than min_value.

MaxLengthValidatorLink to this heading

class MaxLengthValidator(max_length, message=None)Link to this definition

Raises a ValidationError with a code of 'max_length' if the length of value is greater than max_length.

MinLengthValidatorLink to this heading

class MinLengthValidator(min_length, message=None)Link to this definition

Raises a ValidationError with a code of 'min_length' if the length of value is less than min_length.

DecimalValidatorLink to this heading

class DecimalValidator(max_digits, decimal_places)Link to this definition

Raises ValidationError with the following codes:

  • 'max_digits' if the number of digits is larger than max_digits.

  • 'max_decimal_places' if the number of decimals is larger than decimal_places.

  • 'max_whole_digits' if the number of whole digits is larger than the difference between max_digits and decimal_places.