Django NameError name 'request' is not defined

Question

got an error Django NameError name 'request' is not defined.

my views.py

class ShiftCreateView(CreateView):
    fields = ('name', 'timein', 'timeout', 'desc')
    model = models.Shift

    def form_valid(self, form):
        self.object = form.save(commit=False)
        self.object.timein = request.POST.get("timein", "")
        self.object.timeout = request.POST.get("timeout", "")
        self.object.save()


        return super(ModelFormMixin, self).form_valid(form)

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score 7 · Accepted Answer · answered May 08 '18 at 13:25

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Inside CBV, request is available from object self:

self.object.timein = self.request.POST.get("timein", "")
self.object.timeout = self.request.POST.get("timeout", "")

answered May 08 '18 at 13:25

Lemayzeur

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can I add some char to str input ?... if `self.request.POST.get("name", "")` example input `Toyota`, add `camry` so it will `Toyota Camry` on database. – Dicky Raambo May 08 '18 at 13:28
yes, you can do concatenation with strings – Lemayzeur May 08 '18 at 13:35
yes thank you, its worked. – Dicky Raambo May 08 '18 at 13:39

Django NameError name 'request' is not defined

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