Django calendar widget in a custom form

Question

I am trying to add a calendar date input to one of my forms. There is a wonderful calendar widget that Django uses on its admin pages, but I can\'t figure out how to add it to a

Answer 1

This is basically a duplicate of Using Django time/date widgets in custom form.

The answer has been given by @Dave S and @MrGlass, but for Django 1.2 and later this will additionally also be needed to help the JavaScript find the admin media:

{% load adminmedia %} /* At the top of the template. */

/* In the head section of the template. */

(from Carl Meyer's answer)