old_contents: from django import forms
  
  class P2PForm(forms.Form):
      ITEM_TYPES = ( ('Expense','Expense'), ('Inventory','Inventory'))
      YES_OR_NO = ((True, 'Yes'), (False, 'No'))
      item_type = forms.CharField(max_length=20, widget = forms.Select(choices=ITEM_TYPES))
      period_end_accrual = forms.BooleanField(widget = forms.Select (choices= YES_OR_NO))
      allow_recon_accounting =  forms.BooleanField(widget = forms.Select(choices= YES_OR_NO))
  
new_contents: from django import forms
  
  class P2PForm(forms.Form):
      ITEM_TYPES = ( ('Expense','Expense'), ('Inventory','Inventory'))
      YES_OR_NO = ((True, 'Yes'), (False, 'No'))
      item_type = forms.CharField(max_length=20, widget = forms.Select(choices=ITEM_TYPES), initial='Expense')
      period_end_accrual = forms.BooleanField(widget = forms.Select (choices= YES_OR_NO), initial=False)
      allow_recon_accounting =  forms.BooleanField(widget = forms.Select(choices= YES_OR_NO), initial=False)
  
subject: set the initial values in the forms.py