gather data and write to database in multistep form

input/views.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from django.shortcuts import render
 from django.forms import modelformset_factory
 from django.http import HttpResponse
-from formtools.wizard.views import SessionWizardView
+from formtools.wizard.views import CookieWizardView
 
 from .forms import ProjectForm, VolunteerForm, LibraryForm
 from .models import Project
@@ -30,10 +30,25 @@ def done(request):
 def extern(request):
     return HttpResponse("The world out there is large and dangerous")
 
-class ExternView(SessionWizardView):
+class ExternView(CookieWizardView):
     template_name = "input/extern.html"
     form_list = [VolunteerForm, LibraryForm]
+
     def done(self, form_list, **kwargs):
+        print('ExternView.done() reached')
+        # gather data from all forms
+        data = {}
+        for form in form_list:
+            data = {**data, **form.cleaned_data}
+        print(data)
+        # write data to database
+        form = form.save(commit=False)
+        # this is ugly code. how can we copy this without explicit writing?
+        form.realname = data['realname']
+        form.username = data['username']
+        form.email = data['email']
+        form.save()
+
         return done(self.request)
         # return render(self.request, 'saved', {
         #     'form_data': [form.cleaned_data for form in form_list],