diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/validation.py b/django/contrib/admin/validation.py index 4bef007e6c9..50e41437b8f 100644 --- a/django/contrib/admin/validation.py +++ b/django/contrib/admin/validation.py @@ -169,11 +169,11 @@ def validate_inline(cls, parent, parent_model): # exclude if hasattr(cls, 'exclude') and cls.exclude: - fk_name = _get_foreign_key(parent_model, cls.model).name - if fk_name in cls.exclude: + fk = _get_foreign_key(parent_model, cls.model, can_fail=True) + if fk and fk.name in cls.exclude: raise ImproperlyConfigured("%s cannot exclude the field " "'%s' - this is the foreign key to the parent model " - "%s." % (cls.__name__, fk_name, parent_model.__name__)) + "%s." % (cls.__name__, fk.name, parent_model.__name__)) def validate_base(cls, model): opts = model._meta diff --git a/django/forms/models.py b/django/forms/models.py index ce75bdcc3b1..d42b98483b0 100644 --- a/django/forms/models.py +++ b/django/forms/models.py @@ -756,10 +756,13 @@ class BaseInlineFormSet(BaseModelFormSet): unique_check = [field for field in unique_check if field != self.fk.name] return super(BaseInlineFormSet, self).get_unique_error_message(unique_check) -def _get_foreign_key(parent_model, model, fk_name=None): +def _get_foreign_key(parent_model, model, fk_name=None, can_fail=False): """ - Finds and returns the ForeignKey from model to parent if there is one. - If fk_name is provided, assume it is the name of the ForeignKey field. + Finds and returns the ForeignKey from model to parent if there is one + (returns None if can_fail is True and no such field exists). If fk_name is + provided, assume it is the name of the ForeignKey field. Unles can_fail is + True, an exception is raised if there is no ForeignKey from model to + parent_model. """ # avoid circular import from django.db.models import ForeignKey @@ -785,6 +788,8 @@ def _get_foreign_key(parent_model, model, fk_name=None): if len(fks_to_parent) == 1: fk = fks_to_parent[0] elif len(fks_to_parent) == 0: + if can_fail: + return raise Exception("%s has no ForeignKey to %s" % (model, parent_model)) else: raise Exception("%s has more than 1 ForeignKey to %s" % (model, parent_model))