Need some help with updating a database record from forms cleaned data

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Hi I am trying to update a record. Form.save() worked but it created a new record and I have yet to figure out how to update a database record in views.py. Below are the 2 views related to what I'm doing. On one page I list customers to be chosen for update. When a customer is chosen, the pk is posted back and the user is redirected to the edit page. Any idea how I can update the db record with the form's cleaned data? Thanks

# Allows for the customer record to be selected 

# Then directs to an edit form

class listcustomers(ListView):

    model = dbCustomer

    template_name = "mysite/admin_listcustomers.html"

    

    queryset = dbCustomer.objects.all()

    context_object_name = 'customerlist'   

    paginate_by= 1

    def post(self,request):

        for key in request.POST:

            if "customer_" in key:

                print(key, request.POST[key])

                if request.POST[key] == "Edit":

                    pk = re.findall('\d', key)

                    if pk:

                        # returned pk has been verified 

                        # dump cusomer id into a session variable

                        # and redirect for editing

                        request.session['customer_pk'] =int(pk[0])

                        return redirect("editcustomer")

                else:

                    pass

        return render(request,self.template_name,)

# This is where the selected customer gets the form to allow editing

def editcustomer(request):

    template_name='mysite/admin_editcustomer.html'

    pk = request.session['customer_pk']

    qs = dbCustomer.objects.get(id=pk)

    # Posted for saving

    if request.method=="POST":

        form = frmCustomer(request.POST)

        if form.is_valid():

            # here I tried form.save() hoping frmcustomer would be bound

            # to the record the queryset pulled, it isn't.

            # form.save() just created a new record

            # I have the pk. 

            # How do I simply update the record from the form.cleaned data

            # This did not work

            dbCustomer.objects.filter(pk).update(form.cleaned_data)

            print(form.cleaned_data["contactfn"]) #Cleaned data is there.

            # If updated, get rid of currect session variable

            request.session['customer_pk']=''

            # return to the customer list

            return redirect("listcustomers")

        else:

            args = {"form":form,}

            return render(request,template_name,args)    

    else:

        # Getting for editing

        

        form = frmCustomer(initial=model_to_dict(qs))

        args = {'form':form,}

        return render(request,template_name,args)

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While I'm waiting on a response, I will try an update view.