django-codemirror-editor

A Django widget that integrates CodeMirror 6 into Django forms and admin as a drop-in replacement for standard textarea fields.

Features

  • CodeMirrorWidget - Form widget that renders textareas with CodeMirror 6
  • AdminCodeMirrorWidget - Specialized widget with admin-specific styling
  • CodeMirrorField - Model field (TextField) that automatically uses CodeMirror in forms
  • Language support - HTML, CSS, and JavaScript syntax highlighting
  • Formset support - Works with Django admin inlines and dynamically added forms
  • content-editor plugin - Integrates with django-content-editor activation/deactivation events

Requirements

  • Python 3.10+
  • Django 4.2+

Installation

pip install django-codemirror-editor

Add to your INSTALLED_APPS:

INSTALLED_APPS = [
    ...
    'codemirror_editor',
]

Quick Start

In a Model

from django.db import models
from codemirror_editor.fields import CodeMirrorField

class Snippet(models.Model):
    code = CodeMirrorField(language='javascript')

In a Form

from django import forms
from codemirror_editor.widgets import CodeMirrorWidget

class SnippetForm(forms.Form):
    code = forms.CharField(widget=CodeMirrorWidget(language='html'))

In Django Admin

from django.contrib import admin
from codemirror_editor.widgets import AdminCodeMirrorWidget

class SnippetAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
    formfield_overrides = {
        models.TextField: {'widget': AdminCodeMirrorWidget(language='css')},
    }

Configuration

The language parameter accepts: 'html', 'css', or 'javascript'.

Disclaimer

This project is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or associated with CodeMirror or its maintainers. It is an independent, third-party Django integration that bundles the CodeMirror 6 editor library.

License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details.

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Author: Arthur Hanson

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Python >=3.10

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