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Python Django Forms Inlines and Media Create a Formset

Posted by MUZ140259 Juliana Kofi
MUZ140259 Juliana Kofi
9,532 Points

formset

Creating products one at a time is getting tedious. I want to be able to make multiple at a time. In forms.py, create a model formset factory for the Digital model. Include the same fields as the DigitalProductForm. Name the factory DigitalFormset.

products/forms.py 
from django import forms

from . import models


class DigitalProductForm(forms.ModelForm):
    class Meta:
        model = models.Digital
        fields = ['name', 'description', 'url']


DigitalFormset = Forms.modelformset_factory(
    models.Digital, 
    form=DigitalForms, 
) 
    fields = ['name', 'description', 'url']

5 Answers

Innocent Ngwaru
Innocent Ngwaru
7,554 Points

After a long struggle I then figured this out:

  1. your fields should be inside those parentheses;
  2. remove form = DigitalForm;

you should ahve something like this

DigitalFormset = forms.modelformset_factory( models.Digital, fields = ['name', 'description', 'url'] )

tc11
tc11
19,518 Points
tc11
tc11
19,518 Points

Humphrey,

All you have to do is set the variables extra and max_num = 5.

You can do it likes this:

DigitalFormset = forms.modelformset_factory( models.Digital, extra = 5, max_num = 5, fields = ['name', 'description', 'url'] )

MUZ140259 Juliana Kofi
MUZ140259 Juliana Kofi
9,532 Points
MUZ140259 Juliana Kofi
MUZ140259 Juliana Kofi
9,532 Points

thank you Innocent it worked

Humphrey Tinotenda
Humphrey Tinotenda
9,045 Points
Humphrey Tinotenda
Humphrey Tinotenda
9,045 Points

guys am stuck on task 2 of that challlenge

Humphrey Tinotenda
Humphrey Tinotenda
9,045 Points
Humphrey Tinotenda
Humphrey Tinotenda
9,045 Points

please help

Leroy Saldanha
Leroy Saldanha
8,006 Points
Leroy Saldanha
Leroy Saldanha
8,006 Points

DigitalFormset = forms.modelformset_factory( models.Digital, fields = ['name', 'description', 'url'],extra =5,max_num=5 )