Django: Web Development with Python

The UpdateView CBV

UpdateView is the CBV that will create and edit forms easily. This is the CBV that saves more time compared to developing without the MVC pattern. As with DetailView, we will have to send the logins of the record to the URL. To address UpdateView, we will discuss two examples:

• Changing a task for the supervisor to be able to edit a task
• Reducing the time spent to perform a task to develop

An example of minimalist usage

This example will show how to create the page that will allow the supervisor to modify a task. As with other CBVs, we will add the following lines in the urls.py file:

from django.views.generic import UpdateView url (r'^update_task_(?P<pk>\d+)$', UpdateView.as_view(model=Task, template_name="en/public/update_task.html", ...