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Implementing a Multiple (Radio) Select + “Other” widget in Django

I have had a task to implement Radio Select field with "Other" choice field in a Django Model Form. Here is my implementation in case someone would benefit from it. The idea is to have it all stored to Django's CharField type of data and have a preselected set of fields. We have a model: # models.py class Entry (models.Model): SET_OF_CHOICES = ( ( 'choice1' , 'choice1' ), ( 'choice2' , 'choice2' ), ( 'choice3' , 'choice3' ), ( 'Other' , 'Other Please Specify' ), ) choice = models.CharField(_( "Selected your choice" ), max_length= 250 ) That makes it ready for the set of fields for for our form. We are overriding Model form default field for this type of data (CharField) by intentionally specifying field with the same name. # forms.py from django.forms import ModelForm, ChoiceField, RadioSelect from models import Entry ...

OS X Mavericks and Last.FM scrobling of iTunes radio

I have used iTunes radio dramatically after installing a new version of iTunes. But the problem is my musical taste is recorded (Historically) at Last.FM profile. So It is something like combining your Last.FM profile with your iTunes Geniuos data. AFAIK iTunes uses it's data to play songs in a given station. After trying several decisions I have found a nice one that simply works. You need an app called Bowtie . It's built for older OS X'es. But works nicely for this purpose. It has a themed desktop applet. So it's something like a nice bonus. Anyway you can connect it with Last.FM and that's it. Just one thing it sits in your memory. But I have found it does not consume too much resources or has obvious flaws that spoil Mac anyway. One trick to install it you need to enable it install your system. It is not from apple store so... as per stackoverflow question it can be done like so: Go to  System Preferences... > Security & Privacy  and ther...