from django import template
from django.db import models
from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe


register = template.Library()


@register.filter
def model_details(instance, fields=None):
    """
    Returns a stream of ``verbose_name``, ``value`` pairs for the specified
    model instance::

        <table>
        {% for verbose_name, value in object|model_details %}
            <tr>
                <th>{{ verbose_name }}</th>
                <td>{{ value }}</td>
            </tr>
        {% endfor %}
        </table>
    """

    if not fields:
        _fields = instance._meta.fields
    else:
        _fields = [instance._meta.get_field_by_name(f)[0] for f in fields.split(',')]

    for f in _fields:
        if f.auto_created:
            continue

        if isinstance(f, models.ForeignKey):
            fk = getattr(instance, f.name)
            if hasattr(fk, 'get_absolute_url'):
                value = mark_safe(u'<a href="%s">%s</a>' % (
                    fk.get_absolute_url(),
                    fk))
            else:
                value = unicode(fk)

        elif f.choices:
            value = getattr(instance, 'get_%s_display' % f.name)()

        else:
            value = unicode(getattr(instance, f.name))

        yield (f.verbose_name, value)

from django import template
from django.db import models
from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe


register = template.Library()


@register.filter
def model_details(instance):
    """
    Returns a stream of ``verbose_name``, ``value`` pairs for the specified
    model instance::

        <table>
        {% for verbose_name, value in object|model_details %}
            <tr>
                <th>{{ verbose_name }}</th>
                <td>{{ value }}</td>
            </tr>
        {% endfor %}
        </table>
    """

    for f in instance._meta.fields:
        if f.auto_created:
            continue

        if isinstance(f, models.ForeignKey):
            fk = getattr(instance, f.name)
            if hasattr(fk, 'get_absolute_url'):
                value = mark_safe(u'<a href="%s">%s</a>' % (
                    fk.get_absolute_url(),
                    fk))
            else:
                value = unicode(fk)

        elif f.choices:
            value = getattr(instance, 'get_%s_display' % f.name)()

        else:
            value = unicode(getattr(instance, f.name))

        yield (f.verbose_name, value)

--- 
+++ 
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 
 @register.filter
-def model_details(instance):
+def model_details(instance, fields=None):
     """
     Returns a stream of ``verbose_name``, ``value`` pairs for the specified
     model instance::
@@ -22,7 +22,12 @@
         </table>
     """
 
-    for f in instance._meta.fields:
+    if not fields:
+        _fields = instance._meta.fields
+    else:
+        _fields = [instance._meta.get_field_by_name(f)[0] for f in fields.split(',')]
+
+    for f in _fields:
         if f.auto_created:
             continue
 
Allow specifying fields for model_details
