Pass PK into model form (not logged in user) - django

Question

I would like to use a model form on the django.auth user, but I want to be able to pass in the PK to the model to manage other users, not the logged in user.
Is there a way to do this or do I need to create a regular form?
Django admin site is not appropriate for my use case.
Something like (which doesn't work of course...):
View
def edit_user(request,pk):
if request.method == 'POST':
user_form = UserEditForm(queryset=User.objects.get(pk=pk),
data=request.POST)
if user_form.is_valid():
user_form.save()
messages.success(request, 'User updated successfully')
else:
messages.error(request, 'Error updating your profile')
else:
user_form = UserEditForm(queryset=User.objects.get(pk=pk))
return render(request, 'edit_user.html', {'user_form': user_form })
UserEdit Form
class UserEditForm(forms.ModelForm):
class Meta:
model = User
fields = ('first_name', 'last_name', 'email')
Template:
% block content %}
<h1>Edit User:</h1>
<p> </p>
<form action="." method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
{{ user_form.as_p }}
{% csrf_token %}
<p><input type="submit" value="Save changes" class="btn btn-primary"> Manage</p>
</form>
{% endblock %}
Example URL: profile/edit-user/3/
I want the form populated with the PK of the user (the 3 in this case) NOT like my edit your own profile which passes in instance=request.user:
View for profile
def user_profile(request):
if request.method == 'POST':
user_form = UserEditForm(instance=request.user,
data=request.POST)
profile_form = UserProfileEditForm(instance=request.user.profile,
data=request.POST,
files=request.FILES)
if user_form.is_valid() and profile_form.is_valid():
user_form.save()
profile_form.save()
messages.success(request, 'Profile updated successfully')
else:
messages.error(request, 'Error updating your profile')
else:
user_form = UserEditForm(instance=request.user)
profile_form = UserProfileEditForm(instance=request.user.profile)
return render(request, 'profile_edit.html', {'user_form': user_form,
'profile_form': profile_form})
Still very new to django...
Thanks for your help.
BCBB

Answer 1

You just need to get the user you want and then pass it in to the form as the instance argument, exactly as you did with the logged in user.
def edit_user(request, pk):
user = User.objects.get(pk=pk)
if request.method == 'POST':
user_form = UserEditForm(instance=user,
data=request.POST)
...
else:
user_form = UserEditForm(instance=user)
...