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Django "The view didn't return an HttpResponse object."


I have a simple view in which I'm saving a form. The code seems 'clean', but I can't get rid of the error:

"The view didn't return an HttpResponse object."

Though I've searched on the web, I did not find a relevant indication.

def classroom_privacy(request,classname):
         theclass = Classroom.objects.get(classname=classname)
     if request.method == 'POST':  
       form = PrivacyClass(request.POST)
       if form.is_valid():
           new_obj = form.save(commit=False)
           new_obj.save()
           return HttpResponseRedirect('.')    
       else:
           form = PrivacyClass()     
       return render_to_response('classroom/classroom_privacy.html', {'form': form}, 
          context_instance=RequestContext(request))

Solution

  • verify the indentation of your code

    def classroom_privacy(request, classname):
        theclass = Classroom.objects.get(classname=classname)
        if request.method == 'POST':
            form = PrivacyClass(request.POST)
            if form.is_valid():
                new_obj = form.save(commit=False)
                new_obj.save()
                return HttpResponseRedirect('.') 
        else:
            form = PrivacyClass()  
    
        return render_to_response('classroom/classroom_privacy.html', {'form': form}, context_instance=RequestContext(request))
    

    if it is get request, render a unbound form

    if it is post request and invalid form render a bound form

    if it is post request and valid form redirect the page