APIView for custom endpoints in Django - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the code to import the base class for creating a custom API view.

Django

from rest_framework.views import [1]

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AAPIView

BViewSet

CGenericView

DModelViewSet

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Common Mistakes

Importing ViewSet instead of APIView

Using ModelViewSet which is for models, not custom endpoints

Confusing GenericView with APIView

The APIView class is the base class for creating custom API views in Django REST Framework.

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medium

Complete the method name to handle GET requests in a custom APIView.

Django

class MyView(APIView):
    def [1](self, request):
        return Response({'message': 'Hello'})

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Apost

Bget

Cput

Ddelete

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Common Mistakes

Using post instead of get for GET requests

Using uppercase method names

Forgetting to include self and request parameters

The get method handles HTTP GET requests in an APIView.

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hard

Fix the error in the import statement to use the Response class correctly.

Django

from rest_framework.[1] import Response

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Aresponse

Bserializers

Cviews

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Common Mistakes

Importing Response from views

Using plural 'responses' instead of 'response'

Confusing with serializers module

The Response class is imported from rest_framework.response, not from views or serializers.

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hard

Fill both blanks to define a POST method that returns a JSON message with status 201.

Django

class CreateView(APIView):
    def [1](self, request):
        return Response({'message': 'Created'}, status=[2])

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Apost

Bget

C201

D200

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Common Mistakes

Using get instead of post for POST requests

Using status 200 instead of 201 for creation

Forgetting to include status parameter

The post method handles POST requests, and status code 201 means resource created successfully.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to create a custom APIView with a GET method returning a welcome message.

Django

from rest_framework.views import [1]
from rest_framework.response import [2]

class WelcomeView([3]):
    def get(self, request):
        return Response({'message': 'Welcome!'})

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AAPIView

BResponse

DViewSet

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Common Mistakes

Importing Response from wrong module

Subclassing ViewSet instead of APIView

Using wrong class names or typos

Import APIView and Response correctly, then subclass APIView to create the view.