Why views handle request logic in Django - Test Your Understanding

Practice - 5 Tasks

1fill in blank

easy

Complete the code to define a Django view that returns a simple HTTP response.

Django

from django.http import HttpResponse

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

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Aredirect

Brender

CHttpResponse

DJsonResponse

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Common Mistakes

Using render without a template

Returning a redirect instead of a response

Using JsonResponse for plain text

The HttpResponse class is used to send a simple HTTP response back to the client in Django views.

2fill in blank

medium

Complete the code to access the HTTP method used in the request inside a Django view.

Django

def check_method(request):
    if request.[1] == 'POST':
        return HttpResponse('Posted!')
    else:
        return HttpResponse('Not a POST')

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Abody

BGET

Cpath

Dmethod

Attempts:

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Common Mistakes

Using request.GET instead of request.method

Trying to access request.body for method

Using uppercase 'Method'

The request.method attribute tells you which HTTP method (GET, POST, etc.) was used.

3fill in blank

hard

Fix the error in the view to correctly get a query parameter named 'name' from the request.

Django

def greet(request):
    name = request.[1].get('name', 'Guest')
    return HttpResponse(f"Hello, {name}!")

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APOST

BGET

Cparams

Dbody

Attempts:

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Common Mistakes

Using request.POST for query parameters

Trying to access request.body as a dict

Using request.params which does not exist

Query parameters are accessed via request.GET in Django views.

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hard

Fill both blanks to create a view that renders a template with context data.

Django

from django.shortcuts import [1]

def home(request):
    context = {'title': 'Welcome'}
    return [2](request, 'home.html', context)

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Arender

BHttpResponse

Credirect

Dget_object_or_404

Attempts:

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Common Mistakes

Importing render but returning HttpResponse

Using redirect instead of render

Using get_object_or_404 which is for database queries

The render shortcut both imports and returns a rendered template with context.

5fill in blank

hard

Fill all three blanks to create a view that handles POST data and redirects after processing.

Django

from django.shortcuts import [1], [2]

def submit(request):
    if request.method == 'POST':
        data = request.POST.get('[3]')
        # process data here
        return redirect('success')
    return render(request, 'submit.html')

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Arender

Bredirect

Cdata

DHttpResponse

Attempts:

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Common Mistakes

Not importing redirect

Using HttpResponse instead of redirect

Using wrong POST key name

We import render to show templates, redirect to send users elsewhere, and get POST data by key name.