def edit_profile():
form = EditProfileForm(current_user.username, current_user.email)
if form.validate_on_submit() or form.validate_username_email(
form.username.data,
form.email.data): #if true, then save the entered data to db
current_user.username = form.username.data
current_user.email = form.email.data
current_user.about_me = form.about_me.data
db.session.commit()
flash(_('your changes have been saved'))
return redirect(url_for('edit_profile'))
elif request.method == 'GET': #if it is a get request, pre-populate the fields with already saved data
form.username.data = current_user.username
form.email.data = current_user.email
form.about_me.data = current_user.about_me
return render_template('edit_profile.html',
title='Edit Profile',
form=form)
