Django Forms Course: Free Online Course from Treehouse

Django Forms let us quickly create HTML forms and validate information from users and APIs. Django gives us two types of Forms, basic Forms and Model Forms, which turn our Models into Forms. Our learning app needs quizzes, so let's build them with Forms!

What you'll learn
- Forms
- Model Forms
- Data validation
- Model inheritance

Syllabus

Forms

Basic Forms in Django are handy for data validation and non-model-based data entry. They automatically create their own HTML and do some serious validation.
Chevron 13 steps
- What are Forms in Django?
  
  1:58
- Creating a Form
  
  4:04
- Create a Simple Form
  
  4 objectives
- Showing a Form in a View
  
  8:18
- Instantiate a Form in a View
  
  3 objectives
- Handling a Form in a View
  
  10:10
- Validate a Form in a View
  
  2 objectives
- Custom Field Validation
  
  7:16
- Clean a Field
  
  2 objectives
- Using and Creating Validators
  
  3:38
- Create a Validator
  
  2 objectives
- Cleaning a Whole Form
  
  4:28
- Clean Two Fields
  
  1 objective
More on Models

To create our quizzes, we're going to need a few more models. And since a few of them share a lot of information and functionality, let's look into inheritance with multiple tables and abstract models.
Chevron 7 steps
- Abstract Inheritance
  
  7:13
- Review: Models
  
  5 questions
- Quiz Model
  
  10:10
- Abstract Model
  
  2 objectives
- Question and Answer Models
  
  6:28
- Multiple Choice and True/False Questions
  
  3:53
- Multi-table Inheritance
  
  2 objectives
Model Forms

Quite often, we just want a form that represents a model in our app. Django gives us a great way to handle that scenario with Model Forms.
Chevron 10 steps
- What are Model Forms?
  
  6:30
- Create a Model Form
  
  1 objective
- Using a Model Form
  
  10:22
- Edit an Instance
  
  9:48
- Display a Blank Model Form
  
  2 objectives
- Handling Multiple Form Classes
  
  11:12
- Editing Questions
  
  11:54
- Save a Model Form
  
  1 objective
- Model Form for Answer
  
  10:04
- Review: Model Forms
  
  5 questions
Inlines and Media

Now that we have basic and model forms down, let's see how to use multiple forms, inline forms, and provide some special media to our forms.
Chevron 7 steps
- Formsets
  
  9:23
- Create a Formset
  
  2 objectives
- Save a Valid Formset
  
  1 objective
- Inline Model Formset
  
  12:18
- Create an Inline Model Formset
  
  2 objectives
- Custom Form Media
  
  9:47
- Review: Django Forms
  
  8 questions
- Extra Credit
  
  Now that you have control of Django's forms, go back and build CMS-style views, forms, etc for the Text and Course models.

Django Forms Course

What you'll learn

Forms

What are Forms in Django?

Creating a Form

Create a Simple Form

Showing a Form in a View

Instantiate a Form in a View

Handling a Form in a View

Validate a Form in a View

Custom Field Validation

Clean a Field

Using and Creating Validators

Create a Validator

Cleaning a Whole Form

Clean Two Fields

More on Models

Abstract Inheritance

Review: Models

Quiz Model

Abstract Model

Question and Answer Models

Multiple Choice and True/False Questions

Multi-table Inheritance

Model Forms

What are Model Forms?

Create a Model Form

Using a Model Form

Edit an Instance

Display a Blank Model Form

Handling Multiple Form Classes

Editing Questions

Save a Model Form

Model Form for Answer

Review: Model Forms

Inlines and Media

Formsets

Create a Formset

Save a Valid Formset

Inline Model Formset

Create an Inline Model Formset

Custom Form Media

Review: Django Forms

Extra Credit

Accounting for Mergers and Acquisitions: Foundations

Advanced Topics in Derivative Pricing

Assisting Public Sector Decision Makers With Policy Analysis

Creating and Capturing Mixed Reality

Docker. Basics

Natural Language Processing and Capstone Assignment