Django User update using model form with initial keyword - html

Question

I'm trying to update the user profile using the model form by passing the already stored user details with the initial keyword. I don't know what is wrong in my code. When i click the submit button it just reloading the same page instead of updating/saving the details. Please i need some help to fix this issue.
## views.py ##
def personal_details_update(request):
if not request.user.is_authenticated():
return HttpResponseRedirect('/login/')
else:
user = request.user
data = {
'username': user.username,
'email': user.email,
'first_name': user.first_name,
'last_name': user.last_name,
'address': user.address,
'city': user.city,
'state': user.state,
'country': user.country,
'mobile': user.mobile,
}
form = PersonalDetailsForm(request.POST or None, initial=data)
if request.method == 'POST':
if form.is_valid():
user.username = request.POST['username']
user.email = request.POST['email']
user.first_name = request.POST['first_name']
user.last_name = request.POST['last_name']
user.address = request.POST['address']
user.city = request.POST['city']
user.state = request.POST['state']
user.country = request.POST['country']
user.mobile = request.POST['mobile']
user.save()
return HttpResponseRedirect('/personal_details/')
# return HttpResponseRedirect('%s' % (reverse('personal_details')))
context = {
'form': form,
}
return render(request, 'login/personal_details_update.html', context)
def personal_details(request):
if not request.user.is_authenticated():
return HttpResponseRedirect('/login/')
else:
return render(request, 'login/personal_details.html')
## urls.py ##
from django.conf.urls import url
from . import views
app_name = 'login'
urlpatterns = [
url(r'^$', views.home, name='home'),
url(r'^about us/$', views.about_us, name='about_us'),
url(r'^services/$', views.services, name='services'),
url(r'^registration/$', views.registration, name='registration'),
url(r'^login/$', views.login_user, name='login'),
url(r'^admin/$', views.admin_login, name='admin_login'),
url(r'^logout/$', views.logout_user, name='logout'),
url(r'^personal_details/$', views.personal_details, name='personal_details'),
url(r'^personal_details/update/$', views.personal_details_update, name='personal_details_update'),
]
## forms.py ##
from django import forms
from .models import User
from django.contrib.admin.widgets import AdminDateWidget
class UserForm(forms.ModelForm):
date_of_birth = forms.DateField(widget=AdminDateWidget)
password = forms.CharField(widget=forms.PasswordInput)
confirm_password = forms.CharField(widget=forms.PasswordInput)
class Meta:
model = User
fields = ['username', 'email', 'first_name', 'last_name', 'date_of_birth', 'address', 'city', 'state',
'country', 'mobile', 'avatar', 'password', 'confirm_password']
class PersonalDetailsForm(forms.ModelForm):
date_of_birth = forms.DateField(widget=AdminDateWidget)
class Meta:
model = User
fields = ['username', 'email', 'first_name', 'last_name', 'address', 'city', 'state',
'country', 'mobile']
exclude = ['date_of_birth', 'avatar', 'password', 'confirm_password']
## personal_details.html ##
{% extends 'upload/base.html' %}
{% block title %}Cloud | Personal Details{% endblock %}
{% block folders_active %}active{% endblock %}
{% load staticfiles %}
{% block navigation%}
<div class="container-fluid files-container">
<div class="row">
<div class="col-sm-12 col-md-4">
<div class="panel panel-default" style="background: transparent">
<div class="panel-body">
<div class="page-header">
{% if msg %}
<p><strong><font color="#dc143c">{{ msg }}</font></strong></p>
{% endif %}
</div>
<div class="row">
<h4>Personal Details <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-edit"></span></h4><br>
</div>
<form class="form-horizontal" role="form" action="" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
<div class="form-group">
<label class="control-label" for="id_username">
Username:
</label>
{{ user.username }}
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label class="control-label" for="id_email">
Email:
</label>
{{ user.email }}
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label class="control-label" for="id_first_name">
First Name:
</label>
{{ user.first_name }}
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label class="control-label" for="id_last_name">
Last Name:
</label>
{{ user.last_name }}
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label class="control-label" for="id_date_of_birth">
Date Of Birth:
</label>
{{ user.date_of_birth }}
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label class="control-label" for="id_address">
Address:
</label>
{{ user.address }}
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label class="control-label" for="id_city">
City:
</label>
{{ user.city }}
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label class="control-label" for="id_state">
State:
</label>
{{ user.state }}
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label class="control-label" for="id_country">
Country:
</label>
{{ user.country }}
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label class="control-label" for="id_mobile">
Mobile:
</label>
{{ user.mobile }}
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label class="control-label" for="id_avatar">
Avatar:
</label>
{{ user.avatar }}
</div>
</form>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
{% endblock %}
## personal_details_update.html ##
{% extends 'upload/base.html' %}
{% block title %}Cloud | Personal Details Update{% endblock %}
{% block folders_active %}active{% endblock %}
{% load staticfiles %}
{% block navigation%}
<div class="container-fluid files-container">
<div class="row">
<div class="col-sm-12 col-md-4">
<div class="panel panel-default" style="background: transparent">
<div class="panel-body">
<div class="page-header">
{% if msg %}
<p><strong><font color="#dc143c">{{ msg }}</font></strong></p>
{% endif %}
</div>
<div class="row">
<h4>Personal Details Update Form</h4><br>
</div>
<form class="form-horizontal" role="form" action="" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
{% csrf_token %}
<div class="form-group">
<label class="control-label" for="id_username">
Username:
</label>
{{ form.username }}
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label class="control-label" for="id_email">
Email:
</label>
{{ form.email }}
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label class="control-label" for="id_first_name">
First Name:
</label>
{{ form.first_name }}
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label class="control-label" for="id_last_name">
Last Name:
</label>
{{ form.last_name }}
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label class="control-label" for="id_address">
Address:
</label>
{{ form.address }}
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label class="control-label" for="id_city">
City:
</label>
{{ form.city }}
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label class="control-label" for="id_state">
State:
</label>
{{ form.state }}
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label class="control-label" for="id_country">
Country:
</label>
{{ form.country }}
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label class="control-label" for="id_mobile">
Mobile:
</label>
{{ form.mobile }}
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<div class="col-sm-offset-5">
<button type="submit" class="btn btn-success">Update</button>
</div>
</div>
</form>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
{% endblock %}
This is the error message i'm getting when i try to update my personal_details form. Please someone help me fix it

Answer 1

I think error is, where you assign the "user" variable.
user = request.user
Instead of this you need to do this ,
user = User.objects.get(username=request.user.username)
In the case of latter, you are referring to the user object, on which you can update or change the data.
While in the former case, django is trying to create a new user which already exists in the database.That's why it gives the error you got. You just have to grab the one from the database and do manipulation on it.
I'm too a novice in django, hope you got what you where looking for.