Getting __init__() got an unexpected keyword argument 'instance' with CreateView of Django

Question

Some details:

Request Method: GET
Request URL: http://localhost:8080/user/create
Django Version: 1.5.1
Exception Type: TypeError
Exception Value: ____init__         


        

Answer 1

I suspect class UserForm should be model form. You may want to change fields, but it should be derived from `ModelForm.

So change form definition to

class UserForm(forms.ModelForm):
   class Meta:
       model = User
       fields = [...] # list of fields you want from model

   #or define fields that you want.
   ....