django def post method isnt working in cbv - django

Question

i can't figure our why i can't override the post . when i post the form i go to "/" directory and nothing post . i already know knows that the forms works fine because i have it working as a fbv
my view
class ProfileUpdateView(LoginRequiredMixin, View):
template_name = "accounts/update.html"
def get_object(self):
user = get_object_or_404(User, username=self.kwargs.get("username"))
return user
def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
user = get_object_or_404(User, username=self.kwargs.get("username"))
user_form = UserForm(instance=user)
if user.is_client:
print("client get is working")
profile = Client.objects.get(id=user.clients.id)
profile_form = ClientForm(instance=profile)
if user.is_artisan:
profile = Artisan.objects.get(id=user.artisans.id)
profile_form = ArtisanForm(instance=profile)
return render(
request,
self.template_name,
{"user_form": user_form, "profile_form": profile_form},
)
def post(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
print("post is working")
if user.is_client:
print("client post is working")
profile_form = ClientForm(
request.POST, request.FILES, instance=profile
)
user_form = UserForm(request.POST, request.FILES, instance=user)
if user.is_artisan:
profile_form = ArtisanForm(
request.POST, request.FILES, instance=profile
)
user_form = UserForm(request.POST, request.FILES, instance=user)
if profile_form.is_valid() and user_form.is_valid():
print("form validation is working")
created_profile = profile_form.save(commit=False)
user_form.save()
created_profile.save()
reverse("accounts:profile", kwargs={"username": self.user.username})
return render(
request,
self.template_name,
{"user_form": user_form, "profile_form": profile_form},
)
template
<form action="." method="POST" enctype="multipart/form-data">
{% csrf_token %}
{{ user_form.as_p }}
<p> client form</p>
------------------------------------------------
{{ profile_form.as_p }}
<button class="btn btn-primary btn-round" type="submit">update</button>
</form>

Answer 1

Your form action is set to ".", i.e. "this directory".
Instead just leave it out to POST to the current URL.
<form method="POST" enctype="multipart/form-data">