Flask route for updating a record

idea_update.py

@app.route("/ideas/edit/<idea_id>", methods=['GET','POST'])
def idea_edit(idea_id):

	if request.method == 'POST':
		try:
			idea = models.Idea.objects.get(id=request.form.get('idea_id'))
		except:
			abort(404)

		# populate the IdeaForm with incoming form data
		ideaForm = models.IdeaForm(request.form)
		
		if ideaForm.validate():
			updateData = {
				'set__title' : request.form.get('title'),
				'set__creator' : request.form.get('creator'),
				'set__idea' : request.form.get('idea'),
				'set__categories' : request.form.getlist('categories')
			}
			idea.update(**updateData) # update the idea
			
			# redirect to the GET method of the current page
			return redirect('/ideas/edit/%s' % idea.id )


	else:
		# get the idea convert it to the model form, this prepopulates the form
		try:
			idea = models.Idea.objects.get(id=idea_id)
			ideaForm = models.IdeaForm(obj=idea)

		except:
			abort(404)

		templateData = {
			'idea_id' : idea.id,
			'form' : ideaForm,
			'categories' : categories
		}

		return render_template('idea_edit.html', **templateData)