django manually set field value

Question

I have a form with some fields that are not the Model's. i want to fill them out in my view before sending it to render..

my form:

class my_form(ModelForm):
    class Meta:
        model = my_model
        fields = ['name', 'color']
    non_model_field = forms.CharField(...)

my view code:

def my_view(request):
    a_model_obj = MyModel.objects.get()
    form = my_form(instance=a_model_obj)
    ## HERE I WANT TO DO SOMETHING LIKE this:
    ## form.non_model_form.set("myValue")
    ...

thanks

possible duplicate of [How to set initial values for a ModelForm when instance is also given](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18254401/how-to-set-initial-values-for-a-modelform-when-instance-is-also-given) — Sayse, Sep 02 '15 at 11:03

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 02 '15 at 10:48

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Use this;

initial={'non_model_field':'value'}

MyForm(initial={'non_model_field':'value'})

answered Sep 02 '15 at 10:48

Geo Jacob

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Go through this link http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18254401/how-to-set-initial-values-for-a-modelform-when-instance-is-also-given – Geo Jacob Sep 02 '15 at 10:51

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