creating django forms

Question

I\'m struggling to get my head round django forms.. I\'ve been reading various documentation but just can\'t quite grasp the concepts. I have got to grips with models, views

Answer 1

Have you tried working with ModelForms before? As I understand, you're looking to create a form based on the model you created right?

Lets say your model is called Temp. You can create a form that correlates with this model (and your question) like this:

forms.py

from django.forms import ModelForm

class TempForm(ModelForm):
  class Meta:
    model = Temp

The ModelForm will automatically map the selections/choices from your model to a form version.

If you plan on using this in a template later, doing something like this will automatically create a drop-down menu with choices:

  Size
  {{ form.size }}

Hope that answers your question!