set default view for date/time input field, overriding user locale?

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I am rendering a datepicker within a Django Form. The answer may apply more to JS and HTML, but I'm being specific.

date_field= forms.DateField(
    input_formats=['%Y-%m-%d'],
    widget=forms.DateInput(    
        format='%Y-%m-%d', 
        attrs={'type': 'date'} 
    )
)

This renders my form and all, but unfortunately, the datepicker display field itself conforms to my US locale:

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Is it possible to preset the default display to something like 2020-11-13?

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1 Answers

Fixed my issue by changing the widget DateInput type to text:

date_field = forms.DateField(
        input_formats=['%Y-%m-%d'],
        widget=forms.DateInput(    
            format='%Y-%m-%d', 
            attrs={'type': 'text'} 
        )
    )

This renders a blank form, but that is fine for my purposes as clicking on it still pops open the datepicker.

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