Django MONTH_CHOICES

Short tip on getting month choices from django.contrib

Have you ever wanted to give your model some month choices relating to integers 1-12. I would guess it's pretty common - common enough to be included in django.contrib. Well, it is. Here is a quick tip on how to include it in a model:

1from django.db import models
2from django.utils.dates import MONTHS
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4
5class RevenueGoal(models.Model):
6    month = models.PositiveSmallIntegerField(choices=MONTHS.items())
7    year = models.PositiveIntegerField()
8    goal = models.DecimalField('Revenue Goal', max_digits=8, decimal_places=2)