DecimalFields don't work with initial

[Steven L Smith]

Consider a simple form with a DecimalField:

class PatronLevelForm(forms.Form):
	name = forms.CharField()
	lower_threshold = forms.DecimalField(max_digits=20, decimal_places=2)

In a view, set up some initial data:

form = PatronLevelForm(initial={'name': 'Valued Donor', 'lower_threshold': Decimal(0.01),},)

The Decimal gets cast to float and request.POST ends up looking like this:

<QueryDict: {u'name': [u'Valued Donor'], u'lower_threshold': [u'0.01000000000000000020816681711721685132943093776702880859375']}>

[Tim Graham]

The issue is in your code, not in Django. You need to initialize the Decimal with a string Decimal('0.01') rather than a float.

[Steven L Smith]

Replying to Tim Graham:

The issue is in your code, not in Django. You need to initialize the Decimal with a string Decimal('0.01') rather than a float.

Wow... you're absolutely right, and I'm an idiot... I can't believe that a.) I didn't notice that; and b.) I actually submitted a ticket on it.
Sorry for wasting your time.
Need more coffee! :-)