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Python Build a Social Network with Flask Broadcasting Post Form and View

Kamaren McCord
Kamaren McCord
11,236 Points
Posted by Kamaren McCord
Kamaren McCord
11,236 Points

Cannot use the post model, help please

I keep getting this 'User' object has no attribute '__get_current_object' arttibute error traceback. Am i missing something or has this method been depreciated?

This is my post view:

@app.route('/new_post', methods=('GET','POST'))
@login_required
def post():
    #post has an error when attempting
    form = forms.PostForm()
    if form.validate_on_submit():
        models.Post.create(user=g.user.__get_current_object(),
                            content = form.content.data.strip())
        flash('message posted, thanks!', 'sucess')
        return redirect(url_for('index'))
    return render_template('post.html', form=form)

and my post model:

class Post(Model):
    timestamp = DateTimeField(default=datetime.datetime.now)
    user = ForeignKeyField(
        User,
        related_name = 'posts'
    )
    content = TextField()

    class Meta:
        database = DATABASE
        order_by = ('-timestamp',)

4 Answers

KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,971 Points

I'm not sure I know enough to help you here but it looks like you begin _get_current_object() with two underscores where there should only be one.

nakalkucing
nakalkucing
12,964 Points
nakalkucing
nakalkucing
12,964 Points

Good catch KRIS NIKOLAISEN! Kamaren McCord, that's all I can find in your provided code too. Happy coding! :)

nakalkucing
nakalkucing
12,964 Points
nakalkucing
nakalkucing
12,964 Points

Hi Kamaren McCord! The error is in your Post model. You're missing something important before one of your attributes:

class Post(Model):
    timestamp = DateTimeField(default=datetime.datetime.now)
    user = ForeignKeyField(
        User,   <--error here!
        related_name = 'posts'
    )

It should be:

    rel_model= User,

Happy Coding! :)

let me know if this doesn't solve the issue. I'd be happy to help.

Kamaren McCord
Kamaren McCord
11,236 Points
Kamaren McCord
Kamaren McCord
11,236 Points

Alright, Sooo I added the rel_model to my post model, How ever i seem to still be getting this error for the attribute error getcurrent_object.

Kamaren McCord
Kamaren McCord
11,236 Points
Kamaren McCord
Kamaren McCord
11,236 Points

Thank you Kris Nikolaisen, It's always those underscores, I did not realize it was not a magic method.