Django Design Patterns and Best Practices: Industry-standard web development techniques and solutions using Python, 2nd Edition

by Arun Ravindran

from django import forms class PersonDetailsForm(forms.Form): name = forms.CharField(max_length=100) age = forms.IntegerField() This class can be initiated in a bound or unbound manner, as shown in the following code: >>> f = PersonDetailsForm() >>> print(f.as_p()) <p><label for="id_name">Name:</label> <input type="text" name="name" maxlength="100" required id="id_name" /></p> <p><label for="id_age">Age:</label> <input type="number" name="age" required id="id_age" /></p> >>> f.is_bound False >>> g = PersonDetailsForm({"name": "Blitz", "age": "30"}) >>> print(g.as_p()) <p><label for="id_name">Name:</label> <input type="text" name="name" value="Blitz" maxlength="100" required id="id_name" /></p> <p><label for="id_age">Age:</label> <input type="number" name="age" value="30" required id="id_age" /></p> >>> g.is_bound True

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