(description="Export selected objects as CSV file",
                         fields=None, exclude=None, header=True)
return export_as_csv
Include this in ModelAdmin.actions to get an option of export as CSV in Django Admin.

    copied from https://djangosnippets.org/snippets/2369/

    This function returns an export csv action
    'fields' and 'exclude' work like in django ModelForm
    'header' is whether or not to output the column names as the first row
Include this in ModelAdmin.actions to get an option of export as CSV in Django Admin.
Include this in ModelAdmin . actions to get an option of export as CSV in Django Admin .
def export_as_csv_action(description="Export selected objects as CSV file",
                         fields=None, exclude=None, header=True):
    """
    Include this in ModelAdmin.actions to get an option of export as CSV in Django Admin.

    copied from https://djangosnippets.org/snippets/2369/

    This function returns an export csv action
    'fields' and 'exclude' work like in django ModelForm
    'header' is whether or not to output the column names as the first row
    """

    def export_as_csv(modeladmin, request, queryset):
        """
        Generic csv export admin action.
        based on http://djangosnippets.org/snippets/1697/
        """
        opts = modeladmin.model._meta
        field_names = set(field.name for field in opts.fields)
        if fields:
            fieldset = set(fields)
            field_names = field_names & fieldset
        elif exclude:
            excludeset = set(exclude)
            field_names = field_names - excludeset

        response = HttpResponse(content_type='text/csv')
        response['Content-Disposition'] = 'attachment; filename=%s.csv' % str(opts).replace('.', '_')

        writer = csv.writer(response)
        if header:
            writer.writerow(list(field_names))
        for obj in queryset:
            writer.writerow([getattr(obj, field) for field in field_names])
        return response

    export_as_csv.short_description = description
    return export_as_csv
def export_as_csv_action ( description = "Export selected objects as CSV file" , fields = None , exclude = None , header = True ) : def export_as_csv ( modeladmin , request , queryset ) : """
        Generic csv export admin action.
        based on http://djangosnippets.org/snippets/1697/
        """ opts = modeladmin . model . _meta field_names = set ( field . name for field in opts . fields ) if fields : fieldset = set ( fields ) field_names = field_names & fieldset elif exclude : excludeset = set ( exclude ) field_names = field_names - excludeset response = HttpResponse ( content_type = 'text/csv' ) response [ 'Content-Disposition' ] = 'attachment; filename=%s.csv' % str ( opts ) . replace ( '.' , '_' ) writer = csv . writer ( response ) if header : writer . writerow ( list ( field_names ) ) for obj in queryset : writer . writerow ( [ getattr ( obj , field ) for field in field_names ] ) return response export_as_csv . short_description = description return export_as_csv