I get a strange error and I can't find the solution. The view is used to create data entries for a user but with an option to go back and edit hence the singular view to deal with an update...
The code works with only one form being pulled into the view but not with several, then it gives a nonsensical error. This is all in one app with its own set of urls.py I have entered in the data raw for now in the form field rendered so eg interests : [1,2,3,4,5] in those fields This worked as its should with no errors or abnormalities (data was updated in field) but when i added skills through incremental development it shows this error: missing "]" in array dimensions LINE 1: ...akeProfile_skills" SET "user_id" = 11, "skills" = '[0,1,2,3,.. I am using : postgres1.9 Python3.4 Django 1.8.7 Code: view.py @login_required def step2(request): title =" Step 2 of 4 " # if request.method.upper() == 'POST': # print('hello free stackoverflow points') #user_answer = UserAnswer.objects.get(user=request.user, question =instance) #profile, created = Profile.objects.get_or_create(user=request.user) form2p0 = step2p0Form() form2p1 = step2p1Form() form2p2 = step2p2Form() context ={ "title":title, "form2p0":form2p0, "form2p1":form2p1, "form2p2":form2p2, } #skills, created = Skills.objects.get_or_create(user=request.user) if request.method.upper() == 'POST': interests, created = Interests.objects.get_or_create(user=request.user) skills, created = Skills.objects.get_or_create(user=request.user) languages, created = Languages.objects.get_or_create(user=request.user) form2p0 = step2p0Form(request.POST or None, instance= interests) form2p1 = step2p1Form(request.POST or None, instance= skills) form2p2 = step2p2Form(request.POST or None, instance= languages) context ={ "title":title, "form2p0":form2p0, "form2p1":form2p1, "form2p2":form2p2, } if form2p0.is_valid() and form2p1.is_valid() and form2p2.is_valid(): instance2p0 =form2p0.save(commit=False) instance2p1 =form2p1.save(commit=False) instance2p2 =form2p2.save(commit=False) interests = form2p0.cleaned_data.get('interests') instance2p0.user = request.user instance2p0.interest = interests skills= form2p1.cleaned_data.get('skills') instance2p1.user = request.user instance2p1.skills = skills languages = form2p2.cleaned_data.get('languages') instance2p2.languages = languages instance2p0.save() instance2p1.save() instance2p2.save() return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse('makeProfile:step3')) return render(request, "profile/step2.html", context) form.py class step2p0Form(forms.ModelForm): class Meta: model =Interests fields = ['interests'] interests = forms.CharField(required = True) class step2p1Form(forms.ModelForm): class Meta: model =Skills fields = ['skills'] skills = forms.CharField(required = True) class step2p2Form(forms.ModelForm): class Meta: model = Languages fields =['languages'] languages = forms.CharField() model.py class Skills(models.Model): user = models.OneToOneField(User,primary_key=True) #skills = models.CharField(max_length = 128, null=True, blank=True) skills = ArrayField(models.IntegerField( null=True, blank=True, default = -1 )) class Interests(models.Model): user = models.OneToOneField(User,primary_key=True) #interests = models.CharField(max_length = 128, null=True, blank=True) interests = ArrayField(models.IntegerField( null=True, blank=True, default = -1)) class Languages(models.Model): user = models.OneToOneField(User,primary_key=True) languages = ArrayField(models.CharField(max_length=50,blank=True,default="None")) #*******************SIGNALS*********************** @receiver(post_save, sender=settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL) def create_profile_handler(sender, instance, created, **kwargs): if not created: print("hello#########") return profile = Profile(user=instance) interests = Interests(user=instance) skills= Skills(user=instance) languages = Languages(user=instance) interests.interests = [0] skills.skills = [0] languages.languages = ["None"] skills.save() interests.save() languages.save() profile.save() DataError at /makeProfile/step2/ missing "]" in array dimensions LINE 1: ...akeProfile_skills" SET "user_id" = 11, "skills" = '[0,1,2,3,... ^ Request Method: POST Request URL: http://127.0.0.1:8888/makeProfile/step2/ Django Version: 1.8.7 Exception Type: DataError Exception Value: missing "]" in array dimensions LINE 1: ...akeProfile_skills" SET "user_id" = 11, "skills" = '[0,1,2,3,... ^ Exception Location: /home/g4/django/pureRu/lib/python3.4/site-p ackages/django/db/backends/utils.py in execute, line 64 Python Executable: /home/g4/django/pureRu/bin/python Python Version: 3.4.3 Python Path: ['/home/g4/django/pureRu/src', '/home/g4/django/pureRu/lib/python3.4', '/home/g4/django/pureRu/lib/python3.4/plat-x86_64-linux-gnu', '/home/g4/django/pureRu/lib/python3.4/lib-dynload', '/usr/lib/python3.4', '/usr/lib/python3.4/plat-x86_64-linux-gnu', '/home/g4/django/pureRu/lib/python3.4/site-packages'] Server time: Fri, 27 Nov 2015 18:42:54 +0000 TrackBack: Environment: Request Method: POST Request URL: http://127.0.0.1:8888/makeProfile/step2/ Django Version: 1.8.7 Python Version: 3.4.3 Installed Applications: ('django.contrib.auth', 'django.contrib.admin', 'django.contrib.contenttypes', 'django.contrib.sessions', 'django.contrib.sites', 'django.contrib.messages', 'django.contrib.staticfiles', 'crispy_forms', 'registration', 'newsletter', 'questions', 'makeProfile') Installed Middleware: ('django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware', 'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware', 'django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware', 'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware', 'django.contrib.auth.middleware.SessionAuthenticationMiddleware', 'django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware', 'django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware', 'django.middleware.security.SecurityMiddleware') Traceback: File "/home/g4/django/pureRu/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/core/handlers/base.py" in get_response 132. response = wrapped_callback(request, *callback_args, **callback_kwargs) File "/home/g4/django/pureRu/lib/python3.4/site- packages/django/contrib/auth/decorators.py" in _wrapped_view 22. return view_func(request, *args, **kwargs) File "/home/g4/django/pureRu/src/makeProfile/views.py" in step2 111. instance2p1.save() File "/home/g4/django/pureRu/lib/python3.4/site- packages/django/db/models/base.py" in save 734. force_update=force_update, update_fields=update_fields) File "/home/g4/django/pureRu/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/db/models/base.py" in save_base 762. updated = self._save_table(raw, cls, force_insert, force_update, using, update_fields) File "/home/g4/django/pureRu/lib/python3.4/site- packages/django/db/models/base.py" in _save_table 827. forced_update) File "/home/g4/django/pureRu/lib/python3.4/site- packages/django/db/models/base.py" in _do_update 877. return filtered._update(values) > 0 File "/home/g4/django/pureRu/lib/python3.4/site- packages/django/db/models/query.py" in _update 580. return query.get_compiler(self.db).execute_sql(CURSOR) File "/home/g4/django/pureRu/lib/python3.4/site- packages/django/db/models/sql/compiler.py" in execute_sql 1062. cursor = super(SQLUpdateCompiler, self).execute_sql(result_type) File "/home/g4/django/pureRu/lib/python3.4/site- packages/django/db/models/sql/compiler.py" in execute_sql 840. cursor.execute(sql, params) File "/home/g4/django/pureRu/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/db/backends/utils.py" in execute 79. return super(CursorDebugWrapper, self).execute(sql, params) File "/home/g4/django/pureRu/lib/python3.4/site- packages/django/db/backends/utils.py" in execute 64. return self.cursor.execute(sql, params) File "/home/g4/django/pureRu/lib/python3.4/site- packages/django/db/utils.py" in __exit__ 98. six.reraise(dj_exc_type, dj_exc_value, traceback) File "/home/g4/django/pureRu/lib/python3.4/site-packages/django/utils/six.py" in reraise 685. raise value.with_traceback(tb) File "/home/g4/django/pureRu/lib/python3.4/site- packages/django/db/backends/utils.py" in execute 64. return self.cursor.execute(sql, params) Exception Type: DataError at /makeProfile/step2/ Exception Value: missing "]" in array dimensions LINE 1: ...akeProfile_skills" SET "user_id" = 11, "skills" = '[0,1,2,3,.. .^ I am hoping its not a typo if you read all of that but I have had two eyes on this code and have checked it a million times.... 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