django modelform saving issues - django

Question

views.py
if pform.is_valid():
user = pform.save()
forms.py
class UserProfileForm(forms.ModelForm):
sex = forms.CharField(max_length = 20,label="I am :",widget=forms.Select(choices=SEX_CHOICES,attrs = {'class':''}),required = False)
first_name = forms.CharField(max_length = 50,widget = forms.TextInput(attrs={'placeholder':'Please enter your real name.','class':''}),required = False)
last_name = forms.CharField(max_length = 50,widget = forms.TextInput(attrs={'placeholder':'Enter last name.','class':''}),required = False)
location = forms.CharField(max_length = 50,widget = forms.TextInput(attrs={'placeholder':'Enter your current location','class':''}),required = False)
def clean_first_name(self):
first_name = self.cleaned_data['first_name']
if first_name == '':
raise forms.ValidationError("This field is required.")
return first_name
def clean_phone(self):
phone = self.cleaned_data['phone']
if phone == '':
raise forms.ValidationError("This field is required.")
return phone
def clean_last_name(self):
last_name = self.cleaned_data['last_name']
if last_name == '':
raise forms.ValidationError("This field is required.")
return last_name
def clean_profession(self):
profession = self.cleaned_data['profession']
if profession == "":
raise forms.ValidationError("Select a valid option.")
return profession
def clean_sex(self):
sex = self.cleaned_data['sex']
if sex == "":
raise forms.ValidationError("Select a valid option.")
return sex
def __init__(self,*args,**kw):
super(UserProfileForm,self).__init__(*args,**kw)
self.phone = self.instance.get_profile().phone
self.profession = self.instance.get_profile().profession
self.sex = self.instance.get_profile().sex
self.location = self.instance.get_profile().location
def save(self,*args,**kw):
self.instance.first_name = self.cleaned_data.get("first_name")
self.instance.last_name = self.cleaned_data.get("last_name")
self.instance.get_profile().sex = self.cleaned_data.get("sex")
self.instance.get_profile().location = self.cleaned_data.get("location")
self.instance.get_profile().profession = self.cleaned_data.get("profession")
self.instance.get_profile().phone = self.cleaned_data.get("phone")
self.instance.save()
return self.instance
class Meta:
model = User
fields = ('first_name','last_name','phone','sex','profession','location')
#exclude = ('email')
doubt
everything is working fine but y am i not able to save the information to the user profile , when i use the self.instance.get_profile().phone = self.cleaned_data.get('#some_field') , because when i am retrieving the data its not showing up in m form , please help , thanks in advance

Answer 1

If I understood you well, then you get data from the form and can't save it to the users profile. To fix this, you need do save user profile too:
def save(self,*args,**kw):
self.instance.first_name = self.cleaned_data.get("first_name")
self.instance.last_name = self.cleaned_data.get("last_name")
profile = self.instance.get_profile()
profile.sex = self.cleaned_data.get("sex")
profile.location = self.cleaned_data.get("location")
profile.profession = self.cleaned_data.get("profession")
profile.phone = self.cleaned_data.get("phone")
profile.save()
self.instance.save()
return self.instance

Answer 2

You shouldn't use a # when fetching the field. Do this instead:
self.cleaned_data.get('some_field')