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Model Form

Explore how to build Django model forms that simplify form creation by linking directly to models. Understand database migration, superuser setup, and how to configure forms using the Meta class to manage fields effectively.

Django model form

Usually, if we have a model in our application, we will also have a form associated with it. The form would be responsible for creating new instances of the model. Instead of creating a separate form and adding each field again, Django has provided us with a simplified method using the model forms.

In this lesson, we will discuss setting up a Django model form, which is actually really easy to do. We have already discussed how to set up a model, so we won’t be discussing that in this lesson, but we will use an example that already has a model in it.

Step 1: Create a model

Since we already know how to set up a model, we won’t be creating one from scratch. Instead, we will use ...