[Answer]-Django 1.6.1, Form, Is there a elegant way to render old data and edit old data from a model?

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You can pass instance parameter while instantiating the form. In that case you don’t have to create dict to populate form, or iterate over field to save them.

Your view can be changed as 

def profile_edit(request,
    template_name, 
    user_id,
    edit_form=ProfileForm,):

    if not request.user.is_authenticated():
        return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse('accounts:login'),
        )

    #ensure the request user is the edit user
    if request.user.pk!=int(user_id):
        raise Http404

    if request.method == 'POST':
        form = edit_form(data=request.POST, instance=request.user.profile)
        if form.is_valid():
            #no need for edit method
            updated_profile = form.save() 
            return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse('accounts:profile',kwargs={'user_id':user_id}))
    else:
        #no need to crate dict
        form = edit_form(instance=request.user.profile)
        context = {
          'form': form,
         }
        return TemplateResponse(request, template_name, context,)
👤Rohan

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