Specifying default value for django hidden form field - bone DRY?

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Published on 2010-12-14T05:43:12Z Indexed on 2012/11/29 5:05 UTC
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So let's say at the last minute (in the view) I decide I want to specify a default for a field and make it hidden, like so:

form.fields['coconut'] = forms.ModelChoiceField(label="", widget=forms.HiddenInput(), queryset=swallow.coconuts.all(), initial=some_particular_coconut)

My question is this: Do I really need to specify queryset here? I mean, I already know, from initial, exactly which coconut I'm talking about. Why do I also need to specify that the universe of available coconuts is the set of coconuts which this particular swallow carried (by the husk)?

Is there a way I can refrain from specifying queryset? Simply omitting causes django to raise TypeError.

If indeed it is required, isn't this a bit damp?

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