Django key error "request" when using inlineformset - django

Question

I created a Class Based(CreateView) with in inlineformset. I need to pass the request.user to the form to enable a filter function on one of the form fields. I however get a Key Error: request on the line:
self.request = kwargs.pop('request') in the def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs): of the form. Assistance will be appreciated.
Tips on my programming also welcome.
models.py:
class ttransactions(models.Model):
transaction_type = models.CharField(max_length=10, choices=tx_choices)
description = models.CharField(max_length=50, null=False, blank=False, default='Description')
transaction_date = models.DateField(default=datetime.today, db_index=True)
company = models.ForeignKey(tcompany, on_delete=models.PROTECT, db_index=True)
def __str__(self):
return self.description
class ttransaction_lines(models.Model):
transaction = models.ForeignKey(ttransactions, on_delete=models.CASCADE, db_index=True)
sequence = models.IntegerField()
transaction_type = models.CharField(max_length=6, choices=debit_credit)
ledger_account = models.ForeignKey(tledger_account, on_delete=models.PROTECT, db_index=True)
amount = models.DecimalField(max_digits=14, decimal_places=2, default=0.0)
quantity = models.IntegerField(blank=True, null=True)
posted = models.BooleanField(default=True)
forms.py:
class TransactionLinesForm(forms.ModelForm):
class Meta:
model = ttransaction_lines
fields = ['transaction_type', 'ledger_account', 'amount']
def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
self.request = kwargs.pop('request')
super(TransactionLinesForm, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
user = self.request.user
current_company = user.current_company
self.fields['ledger_account'].queryset = tledger_account.objects.filter(
company=current_company)
TransactionLineFormset = inlineformset_factory(ttransactions,
ttransaction_lines,
# fields=['transaction_type', 'ledger_account', 'amount'] ,
form=TransactionLinesForm,
can_order=True, can_delete=True)
views.py:
class JournalCreateView(LoginRequiredMixin, CreateView):
template_name = 'accounting/journal.html'
model = ttransactions
transaction_lines_form = TransactionLineFormset
form_class = TransactionsForm
success_url = '/accounting/transaction_list'
def get_form_kwargs(self):
kwargs = super(JournalCreateView, self).get_form_kwargs()
kwargs['request'] = self.request
return kwargs
def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
self.object = None
form_class = self.get_form_class()
form = self.get_form(form_class)
transaction_lines_form = TransactionLineFormset()
return self.render_to_response(
self.get_context_data(form=form, transaction_lines_form=transaction_lines_form))
def post(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
extra_forms = 1
if 'additems' in request.POST and request.POST['additems'] == 'true':
formset_dictionary_copy = self.request.POST.copy()
formset_dictionary_copy['form-TOTAL_FORMS'] = \
int(formset_dictionary_copy['form-TOTAL_FORMS']) + extra_forms
transaction_lines_form = TransactionLinesFormSet(formset_dictionary_copy)
return self.render_to_response(
self.get_context_data(form=form,
transaction_lines_form=transaction_lines_form))
self.object = None
form_class = self.get_form_class()
form = self.get_form(form_class)
transaction_lines_form = TransactionLineFormset(self.request.POST)
if (form.is_valid() and transaction_lines_form.is_valid()):
return self.form_valid(form, transaction_lines_form)
else:
return self.form_invalid(form, transaction_lines_form)
def form_valid(self, form, transaction_lines_form):
form.instance.company = self.request.user.current_company
self.object = form.save()
sequence = 1
for line in transaction_lines_form:
line.instance.sequence = sequence
sequence += 1
transaction_lines_form.instance = self.object
transaction_lines_form.save()
return super().form_valid(form)
def form_invalid(self, form, transaction_lines_form):
return self.render_to_response(
self.get_context_data(form=form,
transaction_lines_form=transaction_lines_form))

Answer 1

Your form may be initialized at multiple places. It is difficult to find where the error happened without seeing the Traceback.
So, it is better to keep the filtering logic in the view rather than passing 'request' to form. Remove __init__ method in form and try the below code in the view
def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
self.object = None
form_class = self.get_form_class()
form = self.get_form(form_class)
transaction_lines_form = TransactionLineFormset()
transaction_lines_form.form.base_fields['ledger_account'].queryset = \
tledger_account.objects.filter(company=request.user.current_company)
return self.render_to_response(
self.get_context_data(form=form, transaction_lines_form=transaction_lines_form))