Django CBV : get() and get_context_data()

Question

I would like to get some indicators about get() and get_context_data() classes because I get an issue and I'm trying to understand why.

I have a Django DetailView which let to display some statistics with multiple querysets. In the same class, I have a query string which shows the result from a get queryset.

My code looks like this :

class StatsView(DetailView):
    """ Create statistics pageview """
    template_name = 'app/stats.html'

    def get(self, request):
        return render(request, self.template_name, context)

    def set_if_not_none(self, mapping, key, value):
        if value is not None:
            if len(value) != 0:
                mapping[key] = value

    def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
        return context_data

Like this, get_context_data() function doesn't work, but when I set get() in comment, it works fine. I think there is a small misunderstanding from myself.

Maybe I don't use the good django generic display view or maybe it's not possible to use get() and get_context_data() together in the same class ?

Thank you

I read the Django documentation but I would like to get explanations from you

EDIT:

I'm trying to pass querysets from get() method to get_context_data(). Then I removed get() method, I changed DetailView by TemplateView and it works with just get_context_data(). But how I can add a "skeleton" without get() method ?

JPG · Accepted Answer · 2018-10-03T08:51:42.070

I'm trying to pass querysets from get() method to get_context_data()

class StatsView(DetailView):
    """ Create statistics pageview """
    template_name = 'app/stats.html'

    def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
        queryset = SampleModel.objects.all()
        return render(request, self.template_name, context=self.get_context_data(queryset=queryset))

    def set_if_not_none(self, mapping, key, value):
        if value is not None:
            if len(value) != 0:
                mapping[key] = value

    def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
        qs = kwargs.get('queryset')
        # do something

If your overriding get_context_data() method, it's advaisable to call the super() method as

class StatsView(DetailView):
    # your code

    def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
        data = super(StatsView, self).get_context_data(**kwargs)
        data.update({"foo": "bar"})
        return data

I would like to get some indicators about get() and get_context_data()

I think it's nicely answered here already , When to use get, get_queryset, get_context_data in Django?

Django CBV : get() and get_context_data()

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