Is not possible to add the correct date and time

Question

I've created a simple form to test the DateTimeField.

settings.py

# Internationalization
# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.0/topics/i18n/

LANGUAGE_CODE = 'en-GB'

TIME_ZONE = 'Europe/Rome'

USE_I18N = True

USE_L10N = True

USE_TZ = True

USE_THOUSAND_SEPARATOR = True

models.py

from django.utils import timezone

class DateTimeTest(models.Model):
    publishing_date = models.DateTimeField(
        default=timezone.now,
        )

forms.py

class CustomDateTime(forms.DateTimeInput):
    input_type = 'datetime-local'

class DateTimeTestForm(forms.ModelForm):
    publishing_date = forms.DateTimeField(
        widget= CustomDateTime(
            format='%d/%m/%Y %H:%M',
        )
    )

    class Meta:
        model = DateTimeTest
        fields = ['publishing_date']

views.py

def create_datetime(request):
    if request.method == 'POST':
        form = DateTimeTestForm(request.POST or None)
        if form.is_valid():
            new_testdatetime.save()
            return redirect('test')
    else:
        form = DateTimeTestForm()
    context = {
        'form': form,
        }
    template = 'blog/forms/test.html'
    return render(request, template, context)

urls.py

path('test/', views.create_datetime, name='test'),

test.html

{% extends 'base.html' %}

{% load static %}

{% block content %}
  <form method="POST" enctype="multipart/form-data" novalidate>{% csrf_token %}
    {{ form.as_p }}
    <input type="submit" class="btn btn-info" value="Post">
  </form>
{% endblock %}

When I try to post a date and time I see this message:

Enter a valid date/time

I remember that when I set the format I can insert a date and time based on the format. What I've wrong?

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited Jun 04 '20 at 22:54

The error Enter a valid date/time must have probably occurred because of the format you are using.
When you bind the form with a model form validation also checks if the input is compatible with the field on the model.
try converting the DateTime input to YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS format when validating the form.
Your issue might be resolved by doing so.

Do update me if this resolves your issue.

Is not possible to add the correct date and time

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