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Django is a free and open-source web application framework written in Python. It is used for rapid web development and clean, pragmatic design. It is built by experienced developers to make repetitive tasks easier, so you can focus on writing apps instead of reinventing the wheel. This course teaches Django for beginning and intermediate level learners. The course includes a hands-on learning experience with the help of interactive widgets. At the end of the course, you will have created a project in Django that can be used in your portfolio.

Django: Python Web Development Unleashed

# Setting up initial form data

Every once in a while, we might want to initialize our form with some data, that is, data that is already filled in. Doing so is not the same as a placeholder. Rather, we would use actual data that is present on default. Therefore, if the users don’t change the values, the data would be sent to the server-side as-it-is.

In this lesson, we will discuss two different methods to place some initial data in a form.


## First method

In this first method, we can actually provide initial data in the `views.py` file, and it will come in as a dictionary. First, we make the following dictionary:

```
inital_dict={
        "text": "Some initial data",
        "integer": 123,
    }
```

In the snippet given above, `initial_dict` is the name of the dictionary, and text and integer are the names of our *form_fields*.

Now we just need to pass this dictionary in our form:

```
form = TestForm( request.POST or None,initial=inital_dict)
```

In the example above, `initial` is the keyword used to put the initial data into a form.


Let’s learn how to put initial form data into a form.

Before Getting Started

Introduction to Django

First Django Application

Templates in Django

Static Files in Django

Laying Ground for Songs Playlist Application

Project Solution: Laying Grounds for Songs Playlist Application

Django Models

Django Forms

Operations on Models

Take Your Playlist to the Next Level

Project Solution: Take Your Playlist to the Next Level

Conclusion

Initial Form Data

Setting up initial form data