django can't find template when trying to use forms - django

Question

I am trying to follow the django documentation howto create a form using sjango form class. I am doing every step but when trying to access my form it says that is cannot find the template:
django.template.exceptions.TemplateDoesNotExist: lform
heres is my forms.py:
class LoginForm(Form):
uname=CharField(label='user name',max_length=20)
passw=CharField(label='password', max_length=20)
the template lform.html:
<form action="ulogin" method="post">
{% csrf_token %}
{{ form }}
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
and my view. I think the problem is in the render function:
def testform(request):
if request.method=='POST':
form=LoginForm(request.POST)
if form_is_valid():
return render('index')
else:
HttpResponseRedirect('index')
else:
form=LoginForm()
return render(request,'lform',{'form':form})
and url.py:
path('lform',views.testform,name='lform')
the last line in the view function,
return render(request,'lform',{'form':form})
gives the error any suggestions?

Answer 1

ok, the error was simply that the path to templates was missing somehow. I moved the template further up in the directory and now it displays the form. Thanks for all answers.

Answer 2

You are trying to render the template lform. Your template is lform.html.
You need to provide complete path to your template relative with your template path settings.

Answer 3

Correct your template name:
def testform(request):
if request.method=='POST':
form=LoginForm(request.POST)
if form_is_valid():
return render('index')
else:
HttpResponseRedirect('index')
else:
form=LoginForm()
return render(request,'lform.html',{'form':form})
In your settings.
TEMPLATES = [
{
'BACKEND': 'django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates',
'DIRS': ["templates"],
'APP_DIRS': True,
'OPTIONS': {
'context_processors': [
'django.template.context_processors.debug',
'django.template.context_processors.request',
'django.contrib.auth.context_processors.auth',
'django.contrib.messages.context_processors.messages',
],
},
},
]