def update_profile_view(request):
        try:
            profile = UserProfile.objects.get(pk=request.user.id)
            return update_object(
                request,
                model = UserProfile,
                object_id = int(request.user.id),
                #extra_context = { 'UserProfile': UserProfile._meta, },
                login_required = True,
                post_save_redirect = '/home/',
            )
        except UserProfile.DoesNotExist:
            return create_object(
                request,
                model = UserProfile,
                #extra_context = { 'UserProfile': UserProfile._meta, },
                login_required = True,
                post_save_redirect = '/home/',
            )

# The error message when trying to update an existing profile:

ProgrammingError at /profile/
ERROR: column "acis" does not exist SELECT 1 FROM "profiles_userprofile" WHERE "user_id"=acis LIMIT 1

For some reason it's using the username instead of the user_id.