Django set field value after a form is initialized

Question

I am trying to set the field to a certain value after the form is initialized.

For example, I have the following class.

class CustomForm(forms.Form)         


        

Answer 1

Just change your Form.data field:

class ChooseProjectForm(forms.Form):
    project = forms.ModelChoiceField(queryset=project_qs)
    my_projects = forms.BooleanField()

    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        super(ChooseProjectForm, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
        self.data = self.data.copy()  # IMPORTANT, self.data is immutable
        # any condition:
        if self.data.get('my_projects'):
            my_projects = self.fields['project'].queryset.filter(my=True)
            self.fields['project'].queryset = my_projects
            self.fields['project'].initial = my_projects.first().pk
            self.fields['project'].empty_label = None  # disable "-----"
            self.data.update(project=my_projects.first().pk)  # Update Form data
            self.fields['project'].widget = forms.HiddenInput()  # Hide if you want