Django 3 Web Development Cookbook - Fourth Edition

How to do it...

To complete this recipe, execute the following two steps:

1. Modify the IdeaForm model form as follows:

# myprojects/apps/ideas/forms.pyfrom django import formsfrom .models import Ideaclass IdeaForm(forms.ModelForm):    class Meta:        model = Idea        exclude = ["author"]    def __init__(self, request, *args, **kwargs):        self.request = request        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)    def save(self, commit=True):        instance = super().save(commit=False)        instance.author = self.request.user        if commit:            instance.save()            self.save_m2m()        return instance

2. Modify the view to add or change the ideas:

# myproject/apps/ideas/views.pyfrom django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_requiredfrom django.shortcuts import render, redirect, get_object_or_404from