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Python Django Forms Inlines and Media Inline Model Formset

Posted by Nill Yadav
Nill Yadav
228 Points

answer.question = question in 'create_question' view

In answer.question = question, where is the 'question' coming from in 'create_question' view

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

I assume you're asking about line 131 in "learning_site/courses/views.py", and you can see where "question" is created and assigned in the first statement of "answer_form" on line 120:

    question = get_object_or_404(models.Question, pk=question_pk)
Nill Yadav
Nill Yadav
228 Points

I get where the question is coming from in line 120, but it is also used in line 94 in 'create_question' view; where are we getting that 'question' from? Also, for none of the forms, the 'action' field is specified, so how does the form knows which view to go to when we hit the save or button??

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

Oh, I see. I was looking at a different point in the video.

The "question" in "create_question" is created on line 89:

            question = form.save(commit=False)

When no action is specified, the browser just refreshes the current page on submit.