class CreatePostForm(forms.ModelForm):
    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        self.user = kwargs.pop('user')  # get user from kwargs, but don't pass that kwarg to super
        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)

    class Meta:
        model = Post
        fields = ['title', 'url', 'postpic', 'postvideo', 'day', 'alt_text', 'is_private', 'anything_else']
        exclude = ('day',)

    def clean(self):
        current_user = self.user  # from init
        # if Post.objects.filter(author=current_user, date_posted=timezone.now().today()).exists():
        print('timezone.now().date()='.format(timezone.now().date()))
        print('current_user={}'.format(current_user))
        # print(Post.objects.filter(author=current_user, date_posted=timezone.now().date()))

        # prevent posting if user has already posted today
        if Post.objects.filter(author=current_user, day__date_posted__date=timezone.now().date()).exists():
            # messages.error(current_user, 'You already submitted something today!')
            print('User {} was forbidden from posting again today'.format(self.user))
            raise forms.ValidationError("You already submitted something today")
        else:
            print('This is the users first submission ofthe day 1!!!!')

        # prevent posting if the user is blocked
        current_user_profile = UserProfile.objects.get(user=current_user)
        if current_user_profile.blocked:
            print('User us blocked!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!')
            raise forms.ValidationError("Sorry, you are not allowed to submit anymore.")
        else:
            print('USer is not blocked')

        # if the submission is a soundcloud/vimeo/youtube URL:
        if self.data.get('postvideo'):
            print('This is a video post!!!!!')

            # remember old state
            _mutable = self.data._mutable
            self.data._mutable = True

            # pull out url value
            url = self.data.get('postvideo')

            # strip mobile "m" part if necessary
            cleaned_url = mobile_to_regular_url(url)

            # сhange the value
            self.data['postvideo'] = cleaned_url
            print('Cleaned mobile URL to {}'.format(cleaned_url))
            print('Now the data value is: {}'.format(self.data.get('postvideo')))

            # set mutable flag back
            self.data._mutable = _mutable

        super().clean()