""" Field-like classes that aren't really fields. It's easier to use objects that have the same attributes as fields sometimes (avoids a lot of special casing). """ from django.db.models import fields class OrderWrt(fields.IntegerField): """ A proxy for the _order database field that is used when Meta.order_with_respect_to is specified. """ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs): kwargs['name'] = '_order' kwargs['editable'] = False super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)