Is it possible to override the method used to call Django’s admin delete confirmation page?

[huu...@gmail.com]

On Django's admin pages, I'd like to perform an action when the
administrator clicks the Delete button for an object. In other words,
I'd like to execute some code prior to arriving on the "Are you sure?"
delete confirmation page.

I realize I could override the template page for this object, but I
was hoping for something easier (i.e., override a method on the model
or the form).

Any thoughts?

[Daniel Roseman]

The method you need to override is on the ModelAdmin class, and is
called delete_view. Look in django.contrib.admin.options for the
original.
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DR.

[huu...@gmail.com]

I just tried that and I didn't have any luck. As a sanity check, does
this look right:

====
class PersonAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
form = PersonAdminForm

def delete_view(self, request, object_id):
print 'it worked'
====

When I click the Delete button, I would expect to see "it worked" in
my logs. Unfortunately, no such luck.