title: Update a db record in DJANGO with out having to use a form? EXAMPLE: Click to complete UPDATES a record
body: <p>I have an item in a list. I want to click something and have that click trigger a view. That view updates that list item's status in the db.</p>
  
  <p>For example, add to cart, or save the date, or completed.</p>
  
  <p>In each case, clicking that link will update the db record with a new status. Right now these are just boolean fields.</p>
  
  <p>You can see where this is going. A URL tied to that view will be called with Ajax. But I'm trying to do this with graceful degradation. I know how to do the Ajax part, just not the db update part.</p>
  
  <p>I've never done much more than the basic form.is_valid and form.save. So I'm a little lost.</p>
  
  <p>Ideas welcome.</p>
  
  <p>Thanks</p>