Function-based views basics in Django - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

1fill in blank

easy

Complete the code to import the function to create HTTP responses in Django.

Django

from django.http import [1]

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AHttpRequest

BHttpResponse

Crender

Dredirect

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Common Mistakes

Importing HttpRequest instead of HttpResponse

Using render instead of HttpResponse for simple responses

The HttpResponse class is used to send a response back to the browser in a function-based view.

2fill in blank

medium

Complete the function-based view to return a simple HTTP response.

Django

def home_view(request):
    return [1]("Hello, world!")

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Arender

BJsonResponse

CHttpResponse

Dredirect

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Common Mistakes

Using render without a template

Returning a string directly instead of an HttpResponse

The view returns an HttpResponse object with the text to display.

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hard

Fix the error in the view function to correctly accept the request parameter.

Django

def about_view([1]):
    return HttpResponse("About page")

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Acontext

Bself

Cresponse

Drequest

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Common Mistakes

Using 'self' which is for class methods

Using 'response' or 'context' which are not request objects

Function-based views must accept the request parameter to handle the incoming HTTP request.

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hard

Fill both blanks to import and use the shortcut to render a template in a function-based view.

Django

from django.shortcuts import [1]

def contact_view(request):
    return [2](request, 'contact.html')

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Arender

BHttpResponse

Credirect

Dget_object_or_404

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Common Mistakes

Importing render but returning HttpResponse directly

Using redirect instead of render for templates

The render shortcut combines loading a template and returning an HttpResponse in one step.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to create a function-based view that renders a template with context data.

Django

from django.shortcuts import [1]

def profile_view(request):
    context = {'name': [2]
    return [3](request, 'profile.html', context)

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Arender

B'Alice'

DHttpResponse

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Common Mistakes

Not passing context to render

Using HttpResponse instead of render for templates with context

The render function is imported and used to send the template with context. The context dictionary passes data to the template.