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Django modelformset_factory not scaling
VIEWS.PY
from django.shortcuts import render
from .forms import modelformset_factory, AssumptionsForm
from .models import Assumptions
model_names = ['A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E', 'F', 'G']
def get_assumptions(request):
AssumptionsFormset = modelformset_factory(
Assumptions, form=AssumptionsForm, extra=5)
if request.method == 'POST':
formsets = [AssumptionsFormset(request.POST, prefix=thing) for thing in model_names]
if all([formset.is_valid() for formset in formsets]):
for formset in formsets:
for form in formset:
form.save()
else:
formsets = [AssumptionsFormset(request.POST, prefix=thing) for thing in model_names]
return render(request, 'assumptions.html', {'formsets': formsets})
ASSUMPTIONS.HTML
<div class="form">
<form action="" method="post">
{% csrf_token %}
{% for formset in formsets %}
{{ formset.management_form }}
{{ formset.non_form_errors.as_ul }}
<h1>{{formset.prefix}}</h1>
<table id="formset" class="form">
{% for form in formset.forms %}
{% if forloop.first %}
<thead><tr>
{% for field in form.visible_fields %}
<th>{{ field.label|capfirst }}</th>
{% endfor %}
</tr></thead>
{% endif %}
<tr class="{% cycle 'row1' 'row2' %}">
{% for field in form.visible_fields %}
<td>
{# Include the hidden fields in the form #}
{% if forloop.first %}
{% for hidden in form.hidden_fields %}
{{ hidden }}
{% endfor %}
{% endif %}
{{ field.errors.as_ul }}
{{ field }}
</td>
{% endfor %}
</tr>
{% endfor %}
</table>
<input type="hidden" name="save" />
{% endfor %}
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
</div>
MODELS.PY
from django.db import models
from django.forms import ModelForm
class Assumptions(models.Model):
Worst = models.FloatField(null=True, blank=True, default=None)
Base = models.FloatField(null=True, blank=True, default=None)
Best = models.FloatField(null=True, blank=True, default=None)
FORMS.PY
from django import forms
from django.forms import modelformset_factory, ModelForm
from .models import Assumptions
class AssumptionsForm(ModelForm):
class Meta:
model = Assumptions
fields = '__all__'
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