I'm having trouble getting the verbose_name attribute of a model field to
show up when rendering a ModelForm. instead, the label uses the pretty
version of the field name, not the verbose_name. This occurs any time I
specify a field type, and works properly (shows the verbose_name) if I
don't specify a field type.
Version 1: This works (i.e. it shows the verbose name as the label)...
```
# models.py
class Pitch(models.Model):
dummy = models.CharField(verbose_name="not a real field just so I can
exclude something for this bug report")
who = models.TextField(max_length=3000, verbose_name="In a few lines,
tell us what your story is about and what question your story is trying to
answer.")
# forms.py
class PitchForm(forms.ModelForm):
class Meta:
model = Pitch
excludes = ['dummy']
# pitchform.html
{% for field in form %}
{{ field.label }}
<div class="fieldWrapper">
{{ field.errors }}
{{ field.label_tag }} {{ field }}
{% if field.help_text %}
<p class="help">{{ field.help_text|safe }}</p>
{% endif %}
</div>
{% endif %}
{% endfor %}
```
Version 2: This does not work (shows a prettified version of the field
name, not the verbose_name). The only difference is specifying a CharField
in forms.py
```
# models.py
class Pitch(models.Model):
dummy = models.CharField(verbose_name="not a real field just so I can
exclude something for this bug report")
who = models.TextField(max_length=3000, verbose_name="In a few lines,
tell us what your story is about and what question your story is trying to
answer.")
# forms.py
class PitchForm(forms.ModelForm):
who = forms.CharField(widget=forms.Textarea)
class Meta:
model = Pitch
excludes = ['dummy']
# pitchform.html
{% for field in form %}
{{ field.label }}
<div class="fieldWrapper">
{{ field.errors }}
{{ field.label_tag }} {{ field }}
{% if field.help_text %}
<p class="help">{{ field.help_text|safe }}</p>
{% endif %}
</div>
{% endif %}
{% endfor %}
```
Am I doing it wrong?
Thanks
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