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Python Django Forms Model Forms Display a Blank Model Form

Posted by Jude Molloy
Jude Molloy
7,470 Points

Django Forms: Display a blank model form

I am not sure what to do here?

products/views.py 
from django.shortcuts import render
from . import models
from . import forms

def product_form(request):
    inst = get_object_or_404(models.Product)
    form = forms.DigitalProductForm(instance=inst)
    return render(request, 'products/product_form.html', {'form': form})
products/templates/products/product_form.html 
<form action='' method='POST'>
    <input type="submit" value="Save">
</form>

1 Answer

Tatiana Vasilevskaya
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Tatiana Vasilevskaya
Python Web Development Techdegree Graduate 28,600 Points
Tatiana Vasilevskaya
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Tatiana Vasilevskaya
Python Web Development Techdegree Graduate 28,600 Points

You are trying to instantiate a model form for a Product instance, but you need a blank one.

form = forms.DigitalProductForm()

Just some heads up, if you want to instantiate a form with a Product instance, you need to import get_object_or_404 and you also have to pass a pk of a Product to get_object_or_404.

Jude Molloy
Jude Molloy
7,470 Points

Thank you :)