Format DateField model in Django

Question

I used DateTime Field to format the date, but doesn't seem to work, what could be the isssue, below is my code :

from django.conf.locale.de import formats as de_formats
    
de_formats.DATE_FORMAT = 'd.m.Y'

This is the model :

 contract_signed_on = models.DateField(
        _('Contract signed on'), null=True, blank=True)

I want the date format to be like this : 04.3.2022

but it's not showing the exact format

Answer 1

Add DATE_INPUT_FORMATS in your settings.

DATE_INPUT_FORMATS = [
    "%d.%m.%Y",
]

Django doc: https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.0/ref/settings/#date-input-formats