django-extended-choices
Little helper application to improve django choices (for fields)
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you are on Django 1.8–2.2 and Python 2.7 or 3.4–3.7. The package solves a real readability and maintainability problem in Django choice handling. However, do not use it for new projects targeting newer Django or Python versions—the lack of maintenance means you will not receive compatibility updates. For legacy codebases still on supported versions, it remains stable with no known vulnerabilities.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Low install friction with a single lightweight dependency (six).
- However, the package is abandoned—last commit was 2019-12-10 and no releases since 2019-04-16.
- It still works with the Django versions declared, but will not receive updates for newer versions.
License · maintenance · safety
BSD (permissive) — BSD license (permissive) imposes no significant restrictions on use, modification, or distribution in your own projects.
last release 2019-04-16 (2677 days) · last repo commit 2019-12-10 · 83 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 91,551 downloads/mo, #13,513 on PyPI
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pip install django-extended-choices
from extended_choices import Choices
STATES = Choices(
('ONLINE', 1, 'Online'),
('DRAFT', 2, 'Draft'),
('OFFLINE', 3, 'Offline'),
)
print(STATES.ONLINE)
print(STATES.for_value(1).display)- Whether the package works with Django versions released after 2.2
- Whether Python 3.8+ compatibility has been tested despite classifiers only declaring up to 3.7
What it is and what it does
django-extended-choices replaces Django's verbose choice pattern (separate constants, tuples, and lookup dicts) with a single Choices object that holds the constant name, database value, and human-readable display text. You define choices once—e.g., Choices(('ONLINE', 1, 'Online'), ('DRAFT', 2, 'Draft'))—and then access them as STATES.ONLINE, pass STATES directly to model field choices, and look up entries by constant, value, or display name via methods like for_constant() and for_value().
The package also supports creating subsets of choices, ordered dicts, membership testing, and iteration. It depends only on six for Python 2/3 compatibility. The main constraint is that it is no longer maintained; the last release was in April 2019 and the repository has not received commits since December 2019.
Use it for
- Define Django model field choices once with constants, values, and display names, then reference them throughout your code without repeating tuples.
- Look up the display text for a stored choice value in a model instance using for_value().
- Restrict a model field to a subset of choices using add_subset().
- Iterate over choices in templates or views without manually unpacking tuples or maintaining separate lookup dicts.
- Check membership and validate choice values programmatically using has_constant(), has_value(), or has_display().
Worth the install?
AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page. Verify before relying on it.
Yes, if you are on Django 1.8–2.2 and Python 2.7 or 3.4–3.7.
The package solves a real readability and maintainability problem in Django choice handling. However, do not use it for new projects targeting newer Django or Python versions—the lack of maintenance means you will not receive compatibility updates. For legacy codebases still on supported versions, it remains stable with no known vulnerabilities.
Install
django-extended-choices on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a single lightweight dependency (six). However, the package is abandoned—last commit was 2019-12-10 and no releases since 2019-04-16. It still works with the Django versions declared, but will not receive updates for newer versions.
License in practice
BSD license (permissive) imposes no significant restrictions on use, modification, or distribution in your own projects.
Quickstart
pip install django-extended-choices
from extended_choices import Choices
STATES = Choices(
('ONLINE', 1, 'Online'),
('DRAFT', 2, 'Draft'),
('OFFLINE', 3, 'Offline'),
)
print(STATES.ONLINE)
print(STATES.for_value(1).display)Verify before relying
- Whether the package works with Django versions released after 2.2
- Whether Python 3.8+ compatibility has been tested despite classifiers only declaring up to 3.7
Package facts
| License | BSD permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=2.7, !=3.0.*, !=3.1.*, !=3.2.*, !=3.3.* |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 1 packagesix |
| Maintenance | Abandoned 2,677 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 91,551 / month, #13,513 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 5 - Production/StableFramework :: DjangoFramework :: Django :: 1.10Framework :: Django :: 1.11Framework :: Django :: 1.8Framework :: Django :: 1.9Framework :: Django :: 2.0Framework :: Django :: 2.1Framework :: Django :: 2.2Intended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: BSD LicenseOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 2Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.4Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7Topic :: Software Development :: LibrariesTopic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules |
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