Django model form for user profile won't pre-populate - django

Question

I've made a profile model in models.py:
class Profile(models.Model):
user = models.OneToOneField(User)
title = models.CharField(max_length=20, default='title')
firstname = models.CharField(max_length=40, default='firstname')
lastname = models.CharField(max_length=40, default='lastname')
blurb = models.CharField(max_length=500, default='tell us about yourself')
#work out how to make filename equal the username
pic = models.ImageField(default="static/profile/blank.png", upload_to='static/profile/%d%m%y.jpg') #+ user.pk + '.jpg')
def __unicode__(self):
return self.user.username
and here is the view for a page to edit the profile of a logged in user:
def editprofile(request):
u_p = request.user.profile
template = loader.get_template('registration/editprofile.html')
if request.method == 'POST':
form = ProfileForm(request.POST, instance=u_p)
if form.is_valid():
form.save()
else:
# todo
None
else:
#todo
context = RequestContext(request, {'form': form})
return HttpResponse(template.render(context))
The template fragment reads:
<form method="POST" action=".">
{% csrf_token %}
<div class="regformout">
<div class="regform">
{% for field in form %}
<div class='cell'> {{ field.label_tag }} </div>
<div class='nogin'> {{ field.errors }} </div>
<div class='cell'> {{ field }} </div>
{% endfor %}
</div>
</div>
<input class="btn btn-large btn-primary" type="submit" value="Save Your Profile" ></input>
</form>
I want the form fields to automatically populate with the data for the current user on the corresponding page for editing the profile. However, no matter what I try I cannot make this happen. What am I doing wrong here?

Answer 1

Your main problem is you are only populating the form if the user hits the submit button, so when the view is requested initially, your form is empty.
from django.shortcuts import render, redirect
def editprofile(request):
u_p = request.user.profile
form = ProfileForm(request.POST or None, instance=u_p)
if request.method == 'POST':
if form.is_valid():
form.save()
return redirect('/')
return render(request,
'registration/editprofile.html', {'form': form})