Django formset set current user

Question

Related to this question, but expanding on it - How would I use this technique in a formset?

I\'d like to use the current logged in user in a form, but I\'m using th

Answer 1

By adding a class that extends BaseFormSet you can add custom code to pass a parameter to the form.

in forms.py:

class NewStudentFormSet(BaseFormSet):
    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        self.user = kwargs.pop('user', None)
        super(NewStudentFormSet, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)

    def _construct_forms(self): 
        self.forms = []
        for i in xrange(self.total_form_count()):
            self.forms.append(self._construct_form(i, user=self.user))

Then in views.py:

# ...

data = request.POST.copy()
newStudentFormset = formset_factory(forms.NewStudentForm, formset=forms.NewStudentFormSet)
formset = newStudentFormset(data, user=request.user)

# ...

Thanks to Ashok Raavi.