In Django, how do you pass a ForeignKey into an instance of a Model? -

i writing application stores "jobs". defined having foreignkey linked "user". don't understand how pass foreignkey model when creating it. model job worked fine without foreignkey, trying add users system can't form validate.

models.py:

from django.db import models django import forms django.contrib.auth.models import user  class job(models.model):     user = models.foreignkey(user)     name = models.charfield(max_length=50, blank=true)     pub_date = models.datetimefield('date published', auto_now_add=true)     orig_image = models.imagefield('uploaded image', upload_to='origimagedb/', blank=true)     clean_image = models.imagefield('clean image', upload_to='cleanimagedb/', blank=true)     fullsize_image = models.imagefield('fullsize image', upload_to='fullsizeimagedb/')     fullsize_clean_image = models.imagefield('fullsize clean image', upload_to='fullsizecleanimagedb/')     regions = models.textfield(blank=true)     orig_regions = models.textfield(blank=true)  class jobform(forms.modelform):     class meta:         model = job 

in views.py creating objects follows:

if request.method == 'post':     form = jobform(request.post, request.files)     if form.is_valid():         #do here 

i understand passes form data , uploaded files form. however, don't understand how pass in user set foreignkey.

thanks in advance can help.

a typical pattern in django is:

1. exclude user field model form
2. save form commit=false
3. set job.user
4. save database

in case:

class jobform(forms.modelform):     class meta:         model = job         exclude = ('user',)  if request.method == 'post':     form = jobform(request.post, request.files)     job = form.save(commit=false)     job.user = request.user     job.save()     # next line isn't necessary here, because don't have m2m fields     form.save_m2m() 

see django docs on model form save() method more information.