How to remove Required Attribute From Django Form

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I want to remove required attribute from HTML Form. And it should give error from server side that this field is required. Previously i was using required self.fields['group_name'].required=False. But it is not giving error for blank or null data. Then i came to know use_required_attribute, but i don't know about it and how to use it.

class GroupForm(forms.ModelForm):
    use_required_attribute = False
    class Meta:
        model = Groups
        fields = ['group_name', 'group_description', 'group_status']

    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)

What do you mean with "it is not giving error for blank or null data"? You can set up your own clean_group_name method in form definition. Regarding the required attribute, you can set it in the format definition as said in the documentation. — decadenza
– decadenza, Commented Feb 8, 2019 at 8:30

anupsabraham · Accepted Answer · 2019-02-08 07:44:16Z

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Use form = GroupForm(use_required_attribute=False) when you initialize your form in your views.py.

answered Feb 8, 2019 at 7:44

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SaeX · Accepted Answer · 2025-02-06 08:04:19Z

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In a ModelForm, you can set the required attribute to False upon form initialization:

def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
    super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
    self.fields['group_name'].required = False

answered Feb 6 at 8:04

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