Learn py4web

Unit 10: Form validation, and grid

In this unit, we discuss input validation in forms, and we present the py4web grid.

Input validation aims at ensuring that correct information is inserted in the database: for instance, numbers are actually numbers and belong to a proper range, required fields are not left empty, and appropriate constraints hold between field values (in our example, the gross weight is greater than the net weight).

The py4web grid provides a quick way to construct tables from database content. We show you how to use it and customize it to your needs.

Code

• Code for grid lecture used in this unit.

Resources

• Form validation.
• Pydal: The Database Abstraction Layer.
• Documentation for py4web forms.
• Documentation for py4web grid.

Videos

• Validating table fields.
• Form validation.
• The py4web grid.
• Adding buttons to the grid.
• Formatting fields in the grid.