How to clear form fields after a submit in Django

Question

I've this:

def profile(request, username):
    if request.method == 'POST':
        if request.user.is_authenticated():
            new_message = Message(author = request.user)
            form = MessagesForm(request.POST, instance = new_message)
        else:
            form = MessagesForm(request.POST)
        if form.is_valid():
            form.save()
    else:
        to_user = User.objects.get(username = username)
        form = MessagesForm(initial = {'user': to_user.pk})

    return render(request, "profile.html", {
        'username': username,
        'form': form,
        'messages': messages,
    })

This form submit a message and return the same page. My problem is that after the submit I see again my field filled with my information. How to clear it after the submit?

Answer 1

After saving form instead of showing post dict assign the empty form

form = EmployeeForm()
    if request.method == "POST":
        pDict = request.POST.copy() 
        form = EmployeeForm(pDict) #if not valid shows error with previous post values in corresponding field
        if form.is_valid():
            form.save()
            form = EmployeeForm() # show empty form no need to give HttpResponseRedirect()

Answer 2

It's standard to redirect after form submission to prevent duplicates.

Just return a redirect to your form on success.

if form.is_valid():
    form.save()
    return http.HttpResponseRedirect('')