Django Forms with get_or_create

Question

I am using Django ModelForms to create a form. I have my form set up and it is working ok.

form = MyForm(data=request.POST)

if form.is_valid():
    form.sav         


        

Answer 1

What do you mean by "if an identical record exists"? If this is a simple ID check, then your view code would look something like this:

if request.method == 'POST':
    form = MyForm(request.POST)
    if form.is_valid():
        form.save()
else:
    if get_id:
        obj = MyModel.objects.get(id=get_id)
        form = MyForm(instance=obj)
    else:
        form = MyForm()

The concept here is the check occurs on the GET request, such that on the POST to save, Django will already have determined if this is a new or existing record.

If your check for an identical record is more complex, it might require shifting the logic around a bit.