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Eric Shelby
28,300 PointsValidate a Form in a View Challenge
I'm trying to do this challenge. According to the instructions:
'Alright, so let's make this useful. If the POSTed data is valid (so the form is valid), use send_lead to send an email. You can get email and url from form.cleaned_data but, remember, we named the URL field "link". Leave everything else alone.'
I don't know if I'm using the wrong code or if I'm putting it in the wrong place. A clue would be appreciated.
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):
form = forms.LeadShareForm()
if request.method == 'POST':
form = forms.LeadShareForm(request.POST)
if form.is_valid():
return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse('lead'))
form.send_lead('kenneth@teamtreehouse.com', 'link')
return render(request, 'lead_form.html', {'form': form})
1 Answer
Eric Shelby
28,300 PointsNo need for a reply now. I managed to figure out what I was doing wrong.
- There was no need to put "form" in front of the 'send_lead' command.
- I needed to feel in the entries with form.cleaned_data['email'] and form.cleaned_data['link']