Accessing Django Model Metadata in Templates

You're on the right track with accessing the model's metadata through _meta.fields, but there's an issue with how you're trying to access the field values.

The problem is that field.value doesn't exist. The field object represents the field definition, not the value for a specific instance. To get the actual value, you need to use the field's name with your model instance.

Here's the corrected approach:

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{% for field in sof.so._meta.fields %}
  <div>
    <dt>{{ field.verbose_name }}</dt>
    <dd>{{ sof.so|getattribute:field.name }}</dd>
  </div>
{% endfor %}

However, Django templates don't have a built-in getattribute filter. You have two options:

Option 1: Create a custom template filter

Create a custom template filter in your app:

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# yourapp/templatetags/custom_filters.py
from django import template

register = template.Library()

@register.filter
def getattribute(obj, attr):
    return getattr(obj, attr)

Then load it in your template:

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{% load custom_filters %}

{% for field in sof.so._meta.fields %}
  <div>
    <dt>{{ field.verbose_name }}</dt>
    <dd>{{ sof.so|getattribute:field.name }}</dd>
  </div>
{% endfor %}

Option 2: Prepare the data in your view

A cleaner approach is to prepare the data in your view:

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def your_view(request):
    # ... your existing code
    
    # Prepare field data
    field_data = []
    for field in sof.so._meta.fields:
        field_data.append({
            'verbose_name': field.verbose_name,
            'value': getattr(sof.so, field.name)
        })
    
    context = {
        'sof': sof,
        'field_data': field_data,
    }
    return render(request, 'your_template.html', context)

Then in your template:

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{% for field in field_data %}
  <div>
    <dt>{{ field.verbose_name }}</dt>
    <dd>{{ field.value }}</dd>
  </div>
{% endfor %}

Option 2 is generally preferred as it keeps logic in the view rather than the template.