gistfile1.py

##### yabl/urls.py

from django.conf.urls.defaults import *

# Uncomment the next two lines to enable the admin:
from django.contrib import admin
admin.autodiscover()

urlpatterns = patterns('',
    (r'^authors/', include('yabl.authors.urls')),
    (r'^contact/', include('yabl.contact.urls')),
    (r'^entries/', include('yabl.entries.urls')),
    (r'^admin/', include(admin.site.urls)),
)


##### yabl/authors/forms.py

from django import forms
from yabl.authors.models import Author

class AuthorForm(forms.ModelForm):
    class Meta:
        model = Author
        
##### yabl/authors/urls.py

from django.conf.urls.defaults import *

urlpatterns = patterns('yabl.authors.views',
    url(r'^$',            'author_list',   name='author_list'),
    url(r'^new/$',        'author_edit',   name='author_create'),
    url(r'^(\d+)/$',      'author_detail', name='author_detail'),
    url(r'^(\d+)/edit/$', 'author_edit',   name='author_edit'),
)

##### yabl/authors/views.py

from django.http import HttpResponse
from django.shortcuts import render_to_response, get_object_or_404
from django.shortcuts import redirect
from yabl.authors.models import Author
from yabl.authors.forms import AuthorForm

def author_list(request):
    authors = Author.objects.all()
    return render_to_response(
        "authors/list.html",
        {"authors": authors},
    )
    
def author_detail(request, author_id):
    author = get_object_or_404(Author, id=author_id)
    return render_to_response(
        "authors/detail.html",
        {"author": author}
    )
    
def author_edit(request, author_id=None):
    if author_id:
        author = get_object_or_404(Author, id=author_id)
    else:
        author = None
    
    # Python 2.6:
    # author = get_object_or_404(Author, id=author_id) if author_id else None
    
    if request.method == 'POST':
        form = AuthorForm(request.POST, instance=author)
        if form.is_valid():
            author = form.save()
            return redirect('author_detail', author.id)
    else:
        form = AuthorForm(instance=author)
        
    return render_to_response('authors/form.html', {
        'form': form,
    })

###### yabl/templates/authors/form.html

{% extends "base.html" %}

{% block content %}
  <form action="" method="post">
    <table>{{ form.as_table }}</table>
    <input type=submit>
  </form>
{% endblock content %}