URL Reversing Issue in Django Form

The issue you're experiencing with the URL reverse ({% url 'submit_sickform' %}) not working properly is likely related to how you've defined your URL patterns in your URLconf file.

Possible Causes

1. Missing URL name: The URL pattern for your submit_sickform view might not have a name parameter.
2. Namespace issues: If you're using URL namespaces, you might need to include the namespace in your URL tag.
3. URLconf configuration: The URL pattern might not be correctly registered in your URLconf.

Solution

Here's how to fix the issue:

1. First, check your urls.py file to ensure your URL pattern has a name:

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# In your urls.py file
from django.urls import path
from . import views

urlpatterns = [
    # Make sure the name parameter is included
    path('submit_sickform/', views.submit_sickform, name='submit_sickform'),
    # Other URL patterns...
]

2. If you're using URL namespaces (e.g., in your project's main urls.py), you need to include the namespace:

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# In your project's main urls.py
from django.urls import path, include

urlpatterns = [
    path('yourapp/', include('yourapp.urls', namespace='yourapp')),
    # Other URL patterns...
]

Then in your template:

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<form action="{% url 'yourapp:submit_sickform' %}" method="POST">
</form>

3. Make sure your form includes the CSRF token:

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<form action="{% url 'submit_sickform' %}" method="POST">
    {% csrf_token %}
    <!-- Form fields -->
    <button type="submit">Submit</button>
</form>

Why Use Named URLs?

Using named URLs ({% url 'name' %}) is recommended over hardcoded paths (/submit_sickform/) because:

1. It follows the DRY (Don't Repeat Yourself) principle
2. If you change your URL structure later, you won't need to update every reference to that URL in your templates
3. It's more maintainable and less error-prone
4. It avoids security issues that can arise from using Python paths for URL reversing

Remember that hardcoding URLs can lead to maintenance issues as your application evolves, so it's best to resolve this issue rather than continuing with the hardcoded approach.