Django CRUD Views
Stop hand-writing the same list, detail, create, update and delete views for every model.
Define your model, register a ViewSet, and Django CRUD Views generates the pages, wires up
every URL, and cross-links the views — using your templates and your permissions, right
inside your own app.
This is all you write
# app/views.py
import django_tables2 as tables
from crud_views.lib.viewset import ViewSet
from crud_views.lib.table import Table
from crud_views.lib.views import (
ListViewTableMixin,
ListViewPermissionRequired,
CreateViewPermissionRequired,
UpdateViewPermissionRequired,
DeleteViewPermissionRequired,
)
from crud_views_object_detail.lib import ObjectDetailViewPermissionRequired
from .models import Author
cv_author = ViewSet(model=Author, name="author")
class AuthorTable(Table):
first_name = tables.Column()
last_name = tables.Column()
class AuthorList(ListViewTableMixin, ListViewPermissionRequired):
cv_viewset = cv_author
table_class = AuthorTable
class AuthorDetail(ObjectDetailViewPermissionRequired):
cv_viewset = cv_author
class AuthorCreate(CreateViewPermissionRequired):
cv_viewset = cv_author
fields = ["first_name", "last_name"]
class AuthorUpdate(UpdateViewPermissionRequired):
cv_viewset = cv_author
fields = ["first_name", "last_name"]
class AuthorDelete(DeleteViewPermissionRequired):
cv_viewset = cv_author
ObjectDetailViewPermissionRequired is provided by the crud_views_object_detail app; add it to
INSTALLED_APPS alongside crud_views.
# app/urls.py
urlpatterns = cv_author.urlpatterns
You get list, detail, create, update and delete pages, every URL wired up, the views cross-linked, and access gated by Django's permission system.
Why developers use it
- Skip the CRUD boilerplate — one ViewSet replaces a pile of near-identical class-based views and
urls.pyentries. - Views that know their siblings — automatic cross-linking that respects Django's permission system; no hand-written
reverse()wiring. - Your app, your control — your templates, URLs and permissions; built on Django's generic class-based views, not locked inside
/admin. - Batteries included — sortable, filterable, paginated tables (django-tables2, django-filter), crispy forms (django-crispy-forms), breadcrumbs, formsets, and nested parent/child URLs.
- Grows with your app — optional extensions for workflows (django-fsm-2), polymorphic models (django-polymorphic), per-object permissions (django-guardian), ordering (django-ordered-model) and non-ORM resources.
- Pluggable themes —
bootstrap5ships as the default; bring your own theme. - Fails early — Django system checks validate your configuration at startup.
Install
pip install django-crud-views
Optional extras: django-crud-views[guardian] (per-object permissions), django-crud-views[ordered] (up/down ordering), django-crud-views[all] (everything).
Try it online: the live demo runs the example project (log in as alice / alice or bob / bob; data resets daily).
Run the example project
The repository ships a runnable example project — the tutorial's library app plus one app per feature. All you need is Python 3.12+:
git clone https://github.com/jacob-consulting/django-crud-views.git
cd django-crud-views
python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate # Windows: .venv\Scripts\activate
pip install -e ".[all,examples]"
cd examples/bootstrap5
python manage.py migrate
python manage.py seed
python manage.py runserver
Browse http://127.0.0.1:8000/ and log in with alice / alice.
These instructions are CI-tested on Linux, macOS and Windows.
If you use uv and task, the shortcut
is task dev && task run from the repository root.
What it is not
- a replacement for Django's admin interface
- a complete page building system with navigations and lots of widgets
Documentation
Full tutorial and reference: https://django-crud-views.readthedocs.io
Current version
Current version: 0.29.0
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