django model instance in form without model

Question

i have a form say:

class ProfileEditForm(forms.Form):
    first_name = forms.CharField(max_length=20)
    last_name = forms.CharField(max_length=20)
    email = forms.EmailField(max_length=50)
    address = forms.CharField(max_length=100)

I want to pass model instance on it so that when user tries to edit their profile they get their existing data on the form.

For some reasons I am not using ModelForm

lets say I have instance user = User.objects.get(pk=pk)

and I want to pass instance like form = ProfileEditForm(instance=user)

I googled and found I can only use instance with model form but can I use it in form too that not from model ?

Thank you

Can you give the reasons you are not using ModelForm? You should. — Daniel Roseman
– Daniel Roseman, Commented Aug 3, 2015 at 7:49
@DanielRoseman because my supervisor said so. He just want to use form only. Is there anyway I can get this ? — varad
– varad, Commented Aug 3, 2015 at 7:59
I don't know what kind of "supervisor" tells you to use the wrong class. To update a model instance, use a ModelForm. — Daniel Roseman
– Daniel Roseman, Commented Aug 3, 2015 at 8:05
You could write a custom constructor for the Form to simulate the modelform, but like Daniel said: just use the right tool for the task, a ModelForm. — Mischback
– Mischback, Commented Aug 3, 2015 at 9:26

Geo Jacob · Accepted Answer · 2015-08-03 07:21:02Z

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Try this:

user = User.objects.filter(pk=pk).values('first_name','last_name','email','address')
form = ProfileEditForm(user[0])

answered Aug 3, 2015 at 7:21

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