GET Request not Getting Saved When Requesting Session Variable in View-- Django

Question

When I navigate to my first view, the GET request is saved as a session variable.

def index(request):

if request.method == 'GET':
    symbol = request.GET.get('symbol', 'none')
    request.session['symbol'] = symbol

return render(request, 'backtests/yieldcurve.html', {'symbol' : symbol})

Then, when I navigate to another page via the sidebar, the GET request still shows up.

def yieldcurve(request):

    symbol = request.session.get('symbol', 'none')

    return render(request, 'backtests/yieldcurve.html', {'symbol' : symbol})

Yet, when I navigate back to the index from the sidebar, the GET request is not saved. Is there a way to do this? Thanks!

Answer 1

I figured it out...

def index(request):

    if 'symbol' in request.GET:
        symbol = request.GET.get('symbol','Invalid Symbol')
        request.session['symbol'] = symbol
    else:
        symbol = request.session['symbol']