Django form.as_p DateField not showing input type as date

Question

Working on my first django app, and I have a model defined with some DateFields, and then a ModelForm off of that model i.e.

models

Answer 1

Installation

• Run pip install django-datetimepicker
• Add 'datetimepicker' to your INSTALLED_APPS

Basic usage

Here is an example of how to use the widget.

. Assign the DateTimePicker to a DateTimeField, DateField or TimeField.

from django import forms
from datetimepicker.widgets import DateTimePicker


class SampleForm(forms.Form):
     datetime = forms.DateTimeField(widget=DateTimePicker(),)