form is undefined flask
@app.route('/', methods = ['GET', 'POST'])
@app.route('/index', methods = ['GET', 'POST'])
@login_required
def index():
form = PostForm()
if form.validate_on_submit():
post = Post(body = form.post.data, timestamp = datetime.utcnow(), author = g.user)
db.session.add(post)
db.session.commit()
flash('Your post is now live!')
return redirect(url_for('index'))
posts = g.user.followed_posts().all()
return render_template("index.html",
title = 'Home',
user = user,
posts = posts,
form = form)
Here is what the above code is Doing:
1. The route decorator creates a mapping between the URL /login and the login function.
2. When Flask receives a request to /login, it will call the login function and pass the return value of it back to the browser as a response.
3. The login function is very similar to the index function. It creates a response with the rendered template.
4. The render_template function invokes the Jinja2 template engine that comes bundled with the Flask framework. Jinja2 substitutes {{ … }} blocks with the corresponding values, given by the arguments provided in the render_template call.
5. The render_template call invokes the Jinja2 template engine that comes bundled with the Flask framework. Jinja2 substitutes {{ … }} blocks with the corresponding values, given by the arguments provided in the render_template call.
6. The render_template function invokes the Jinja2 template engine that comes bundled with the Flask framework. Jinja2 substitutes {{ … }} blocks with the corresponding values, given by the arguments provided in the render_template call.
