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Python Django Forms Forms Validate a Form in a View

Derrick Kearney
Derrick Kearney
2,962 Points
Posted by Derrick Kearney
Derrick Kearney
2,962 Points

My code is failing on testing the form.is_valid(), and I am not seeing why.

This is identical to my working code from the learning exercise, less the send mail(which was not asked for). I am just not seeing the issue.

myproject/views.py 
from django.core.mail import send_mail
from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
from django.http import HttpResponseRedirect
from django.shortcuts import render

from . import forms


def send_lead(email, url):
    send_mail(
        'Lead from {}'.format(email),
        '{} submitted {}'.format(email, url),
        email,
        ['kenneth@teamtreehouse.com']
    )


def lead_form(request):
    if request.method == 'POST':
        form = forms.LeadShareForm(request.POST)
        if form.is_valid():
            return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse("lead"))
    return render(request, 'lead_form.html', {'form': form})

1 Answer

Chris Freeman
MOD
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,166 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,166 Points

You also need to create the form in the condition that the request is not a POST:

def lead_form(request):
    form = forms.LeadShareForm()  # <-- add default form initialization
    if request.method == 'POST':
        form = forms.LeadShareForm(request.POST)
        if form.is_valid():
            return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse("lead"))
    return render(request, 'lead_form.html', {'form': form})
Derrick Kearney
Derrick Kearney
2,962 Points
Derrick Kearney
Derrick Kearney
2,962 Points

Got it Chris, thanks! Late night coding sometimes leads to simply mistakes.

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