Froms & Templates

Question 1

What are Django Forms?

Answer 1

• Simplify the process of handling user input & validating data
• Forms are typically defined as Python classes that sublcass ‘django.forms.Form’ or ‘django.forms.ModelForm’
• Forms can be rendered in templates to collect user input and process it on the server side.

Question 2

How does Django validate Forms?

Answer 2

• Django forms include built-in validation to ensure data integrity and force business rules.
• Validation rules are defined using form field attributes and custom validation methods.
• Form validation errors can be displayed in template to provide feedback to users.

Question 3

What occurs when a form is submitted?

Answer 3

• Djanto processes the input data and triggers the appropriate view function
• Views handle form submission by validating the input data, performing necessary actions (such as saving to a database), and returning a response.

Question 4

Elaborate on Generic Views

Answer 4

• Pre-built view classes provided by Django for common web patterns
• Generic views encapsulate common patterns [e.g CRUD ]
• Developers can write less code and focus on consistent application structure.

Question 5

Class-Based Views

Answer 5

CBVs are Python classes that provide reusable components for handling web requests

Question 6

Function-Based View

Answer 6

Python functions that process web requests and return responses directly.

Question 7

Generic Views

Answer 7

• Import django.views.generic module and subclass it in your views
• Customize generic views by overriding methods or attributes specific to your application’s requirements.
• Generic views provide flexibility through mixins and inheritance, allowing developers to compose views tailored to their needs.