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Validators
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.. module:: django.core.validators
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:synopsis: Validation utilities and base classes
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Writing validators
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==================
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A validator is a callable that takes a value and raises a
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:exc:`~django.core.exceptions.ValidationError` if it doesn't meet some
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criteria. Validators can be useful for re-using validation logic between
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different types of fields.
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For example, here's a validator that only allows even numbers::
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from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
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def validate_even(value):
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if value % 2 != 0:
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raise ValidationError(u'%s is not an even number' % value)
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You can add this to a model field via the field's :attr:`~django.db.models.Field.validators`
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argument::
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from django.db import models
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class MyModel(models.Model):
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even_field = models.IntegerField(validators=[validate_even])
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Because values are converted to Python before validators are run, you can even
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use the same validator with forms::
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from django import forms
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class MyForm(forms.Form):
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even_field = forms.IntegerField(validators=[validate_even])
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How validators are run
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======================
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See the :doc:`form validation </ref/forms/validation>` for more information on
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how validators are run in forms, and :ref:`Validating objects
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<validating-objects>` for how they're run in models. Note that validators will
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not be run automatically when you save a model, but if you are using a
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:class:`~django.forms.ModelForm`, it will run your validators on any fields
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that are included in your form. See the
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:doc:`ModelForm documentation </topics/forms/modelforms>` for information on
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how model validation interacts with forms.
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Built-in validators
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===================
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The :mod:`django.core.validators` module contains a collection of callable
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validators for use with model and form fields. They're used internally but
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are available for use with your own fields, too. They can be used in addition
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to, or in lieu of custom ``field.clean()`` methods.
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``RegexValidator``
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------------------
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.. class:: RegexValidator([regex=None, message=None, code=None])
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:param regex: If not ``None``, overrides :attr:`regex`. Can be a regular
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expression string or a pre-compiled regular expression.
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:param message: If not ``None``, overrides :attr:`.message`.
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:param code: If not ``None``, overrides :attr:`code`.
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.. attribute:: regex
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The regular expression pattern to search for the provided ``value``,
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or a pre-compiled regular expression. Raises a
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:exc:`~django.core.exceptions.ValidationError` with :attr:`message`
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and :attr:`code` if no match is found. By default, matches any string
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(including an empty string).
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.. attribute:: message
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The error message used by
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:exc:`~django.core.exceptions.ValidationError` if validation fails.
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Defaults to ``"Enter a valid value"``.
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.. attribute:: code
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The error code used by :exc:`~django.core.exceptions.ValidationError`
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if validation fails. Defaults to ``"invalid"``.
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``URLValidator``
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----------------
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.. class:: URLValidator()
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A :class:`RegexValidator` that ensures a value looks like a URL, and raises
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an error code of ``'invalid'`` if it doesn't.
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``validate_email``
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------------------
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.. data:: validate_email
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A :class:`RegexValidator` instance that ensures a value looks like an
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email address.
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``validate_slug``
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-----------------
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.. data:: validate_slug
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A :class:`RegexValidator` instance that ensures a value consists of only
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letters, numbers, underscores or hyphens.
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``validate_ipv4_address``
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-------------------------
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.. data:: validate_ipv4_address
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A :class:`RegexValidator` instance that ensures a value looks like an IPv4
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address.
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``validate_ipv6_address``
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-------------------------
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.. data:: validate_ipv6_address
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Uses :mod:`django.utils.ipv6` to check the validity of an IPv6 address.
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``validate_ipv46_address``
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--------------------------
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.. data:: validate_ipv46_address
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Uses both ``validate_ipv4_address`` and ``validate_ipv6_address`` to
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ensure a value is either a valid IPv4 or IPv6 address.
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``validate_comma_separated_integer_list``
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-----------------------------------------
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.. data:: validate_comma_separated_integer_list
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A :class:`RegexValidator` instance that ensures a value is a
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comma-separated list of integers.
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``MaxValueValidator``
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---------------------
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.. class:: MaxValueValidator(max_value)
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Raises a :exc:`~django.core.exceptions.ValidationError` with a code of
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``'max_value'`` if ``value`` is greater than ``max_value``.
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``MinValueValidator``
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---------------------
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.. class:: MinValueValidator(min_value)
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Raises a :exc:`~django.core.exceptions.ValidationError` with a code of
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``'min_value'`` if ``value`` is less than ``min_value``.
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``MaxLengthValidator``
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----------------------
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.. class:: MaxLengthValidator(max_length)
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Raises a :exc:`~django.core.exceptions.ValidationError` with a code of
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``'max_length'`` if the length of ``value`` is greater than ``max_length``.
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``MinLengthValidator``
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----------------------
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.. class:: MinLengthValidator(min_length)
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Raises a :exc:`~django.core.exceptions.ValidationError` with a code of
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``'min_length'`` if the length of ``value`` is less than ``min_length``.
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