Creating a Simple Django Form

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Creating a Simple Django Form

Forms handle user input and validation logic in Django. This approach allows you to define fields and their requirements cleanly.

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from django import forms
 
class ContactForm(forms.Form):
    subject = forms.CharField(max_length=100)
    message = forms.CharField(widget=forms.Textarea)
    sender = forms.EmailField()

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class ContactForm(forms.Form):

Defines a new form class by inheriting from the Django Form class.

subject = forms.CharField(max_length=100)

Creates a character field for short text with a maximum length.

widget=forms.Textarea

Changes the default input to a larger text area box.

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