Passing a variable into Python from Jinja2 Drop-down menu

drop-down-menu, google-app-engine, jinja2, python-2.7, webapp2

Solution

You have left the 'name' attribute off the select element. Should be like this:

<select name="activity">
  {% for activity in activities %}
      <option value="{{ activity }}">{{ activity }}</option>
  {% endfor %}
</select>

Problem

I'm a programming newbie. How do I pass a variable from a drop-down menu with Jinja2 templating into my Python 2.7 code? I'm using the webapp2 framework on Google App Engine. My code currently looks like this: ``` class AccountNew(Handler): def get(self): activities = ['Select one', 'Camping', 'Hiking', 'Fishing'] self.render('account-new.html', activities = activities) def post(self): acct_name = self.request.get('acct_name') activity = self.request.get('activity') self.write(acct_name) self.write(activity) ``` My Jinja2 template is named "account-new.html" and looks like this: ``` <form method="post"> <label> <div>Account Name</div> <input type="text" name="acct_name" value="{{ acct_name }}"> </label> <label> <div>Parent</div> <select> {% for activity in activities %} <option value="{{ activity }}">{{ activity }}</option> {% endfor %} </select> </label> <input type="submit"> </form> ``` The acct_name string gets passed back, but the activity string seems to come back as an empty string. Any insights would be greatly appreciated.

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