Vistas Genéricas

from django.views.generic.edit import CreateView, UpdateView, DeleteView
from django.urls import reverse_lazy

from catalog.models import Author

class AuthorCreate(CreateView):
    model = Author
    fields = ['first_name', 'last_name', 'date_of_birth', 'date_of_death']
    #initial = {'date_of_death': '11/06/2020'}

class AuthorUpdate(UpdateView):
    model = Author
    fields = '__all__' # Not recommended (potential security issue if more fields added)

class AuthorDelete(DeleteView):
    model = Author
    success_url = reverse_lazy('authors')

{% extends "base.html" %}

{% block content %}
  <form action="" method="post">
    {% csrf_token %}  #  Atención!! Protección CSRF
    <table>
    {{ form.as_table }}
    </table>
    <input type="submit" value="Submit" />
  </form>
{% endblock %}

{% extends "base.html" %}

{% block content %}
  <p>Are you sure you want to delete this author?</p>
  <form action="" method="post">
    {% csrf_token %}
    <input type="submit" value="Confirm" />
  </form>
{% endblock %}

urlpatterns += [
    path('author/create/', views.AuthorCreate.as_view(), name='author-create'),
    path('author/<int:pk>/update/', views.AuthorUpdate.as_view(), name='author-update'),
    path('author/<int:pk>/delete/', views.AuthorDelete.as_view(), name='author-delete'),
]