django updateview
from myapp.forms import ContactForm
from django.views.generic.edit import FormView
class ContactView(FormView):
template_name = 'contact.html'
form_class = ContactForm
success_url = '/thanks/'
def form_valid(self, form):
# This method is called when valid form data has been POSTed.
# It should return an HttpResponse.
form.send_email()
return super().form_valid(form)
###### views.py #####
from .models import Article
from .forms import UpdateArticleForm
from django.views.generic import UpdateView
class ArticleUpdateView(UpdateView):
model = Article
form_class = UpdateArticleForm
template_name = 'articles/create_article.html'
###### urls.py ######
from .views import ArticleUpdateView
urlpatterns =[
path('articles/<int:pk>/update/', ArticleUpdateView.as_view()),]
# pk is default value (for primary key of id of an instance of object