Adding Django form instance attributes Sometimes in the `clean()`, `clean_FOO` or `save()` methods of a Django form, you need to have additional form instance attributes available. A sample case for this is having `user_id` available. This is a simple example of how to do it in Class-Based Views.
Core Concepts of Django Forms The concepts behind Django's non-model forms can be listed in just three items. 2013-3-29