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Python Build a Social Network with Flask Takin' Names Form View

Devin Scheu
Devin Scheu
66,191 Points

Flask Help

Question: Your register() view needs to create an instance of the SignUpForm from forms. It should also render and return the register.html template. You'll need to import render_template. In the template's context, name the SignUpForm instance as for

Hey I don't know what i'm doing wrong, I can't even see what the problem it is because it keeps telling me to go back to task 1.

Code:

lunch.py
from flask import Flask, g, render_template
from flask.ext.login import LoginManager

import forms
import models

app = Flask(__name__)
app.secret_key = 'this is our super secret key. do not share it with anyone!'
login_manager = LoginManager()
login_manager.init_app(app)


@login_manager.user_loader
def load_user(userid):
    try:
        return models.User.select().where(
            models.User.id == int(userid)
        ).get()
    except models.DoesNotExist:
        return None

@app.route('/register', methods=("GET", "POST"))
def register():
    form = forms.SignUpForm()
    return render_template('register.html')

@app.before_request
def before_request():
    g.db = models.DATABASE
    g.db.connect()


@app.after_request
def after_request(response):
    g.db.close()
    return response
models.py
import datetime

from flask.ext.bcrypt import generate_password_hash
from flask.ext.login import UserMixin
from peewee import *

DATABASE = SqliteDatabase(':memory:')


class User(Model):
    email = CharField(unique=True)
    password = CharField(max_length=100)
    join_date = DateTimeField(default=datetime.datetime.now)
    bio = CharField(default='')

    class Meta:
        database = DATABASE

    @classmethod
    def new(cls, email, password):
        cls.create(
            email=email,
            password=generate_password_hash(password)
        )


def initialize():
    DATABASE.connect()
    DATABASE.create_tables([User], safe=True)
    DATABASE.close()
forms.py
from flask_wtf import Form
from wtforms import StringField, PasswordField
from wtforms.validators import DataRequired, Email, Length


class SignUpForm(Form):
    email = StringField(validators=[DataRequired(), Email()])
    password = PasswordField(validators=[DataRequired(), Length(min=8)])

1 Answer

Vittorio Somaschini
Vittorio Somaschini
33,371 Points

Hi Devin,

sorry for late reply, I was just going through the old threads...

Have you managed to sort this?

I see you did not return the form inside the render_template inside the return statement.

;) Vittorio

Devin Scheu
Devin Scheu
66,191 Points

No I still have not solved this challenge

Vittorio Somaschini
Vittorio Somaschini
33,371 Points

Have you tried passing the form in as well when you render the template in the end?

Vittorio Somaschini
Vittorio Somaschini
33,371 Points

just a comma after the template you render (still inside the parenthesis) and "form=form".

The form you are passing is the form you just created with this:

form = forms.SignUpForm()

Let me know if that is the issue

Devin Scheu
Devin Scheu
66,191 Points

That did not seem to work, it says did not get 200 at register.

Devin Scheu
Devin Scheu
66,191 Points

Here my new code:

from flask import Flask, g, render_template
from flask.ext.login import LoginManager

import forms
import models


app = Flask(__name__)
app.secret_key = 'this is our super secret key. do not share it with anyone!'
login_manager = LoginManager()
login_manager.init_app(app)


@app.route('/register', methods=("GET", "POST"))
def register():
    form = forms.SignUpForm()
    return render_template('register.html'), form

@login_manager.user_loader
def load_user(userid):
    try:
        return models.User.select().where(
            models.User.id == int(userid)
        ).get()
    except models.DoesNotExist:
        return None


@app.before_request
def before_request():
    g.db = models.DATABASE
    g.db.connect()


@app.after_request
def after_request(response):
    g.db.close()
    return response
Vittorio Somaschini
Vittorio Somaschini
33,371 Points

Hey.

I probably did not explain the form thing good enough, I will just paste the code for those lines, it is easier:

@app.route('/register', methods=("GET", "POST"))
def register():
    flash("Thanks for registering!")
    form = forms.SignUpForm()
    return render_template('register.html', form=form)

It is same as you did, plus passing in the form.

This should get you to stage 3/3.

Devin Scheu
Devin Scheu
66,191 Points

Thanks Vittorio, my bad! :)

Devin Scheu
Devin Scheu
66,191 Points

How did you organize your import cause I think mine are wrong