Different initial data for each form in a Django formset

Question

Is it possible to prepopulate a formset with different data for each row? I'd like to put some information in hidden fields from a previous view.

According to the docs you can only set initial across the board.

Answer 1

I have this problem and i make a new widget

from django.forms.widgets import Select
from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe
class PrepolutatedSelect(Select):
    def render(self, name, value, attrs=None, choices=()):
        if value is None: value = ''
        if value == '':
            value = int(name.split('-')[1])+1
        final_attrs = self.build_attrs(attrs, name=name)
        output = [u'<select%s>' % flatatt(final_attrs)]
        options = self.render_options(choices, [value])
        if options:
            output.append(options)
        output.append('</select>')
        return mark_safe(u'\n'.join(output))

Maybe work for you too.