i have bulit a books management app in django-rest framework with UI in html css and bootstrap. But when i'm trying to add new authors to the database doing a post request i'm getting this multivalue dict error even though i checked the name in the form.
traceback
Environment:
Request Method: POST
Request URL: http://127.0.0.1:8000/authors/postform/
Django Version: 3.2.9
Python Version: 3.9.6
Installed Applications:
['django.contrib.admin',
'django.contrib.auth',
'django.contrib.contenttypes',
'django.contrib.sessions',
'django.contrib.messages',
'django.contrib.staticfiles',
'genebox',
'rest_framework']
Installed Middleware:
['django.middleware.security.SecurityMiddleware',
'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware',
'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware',
'django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware',
'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
'django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware',
'django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware']
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Python39\lib\site-packages\django\utils\datastructures.py", line 76, in __getitem__
list_ = super().__getitem__(key)
During handling of the above exception ('Name'), another exception occurred:
File "C:\Python39\lib\site-packages\django\core\handlers\exception.py", line 47, in inner
response = get_response(request)
File "C:\Python39\lib\site-packages\django\core\handlers\base.py", line 181, in _get_response
response = wrapped_callback(request, *callback_args, **callback_kwargs)
File "D:\Online Test\GeneBOX full stack (27th)\myproject\genebox\views.py", line 58, in author_save
name = request.POST['Name']
File "C:\Python39\lib\site-packages\django\utils\datastructures.py", line 78, in __getitem__
raise MultiValueDictKeyError(key)
Exception Type: MultiValueDictKeyError at /authors/postform/
Exception Value: 'Name'
```urls.py```
urlpatterns = [
path('', views.home, name='home'),
path('authors/', views.Author_list, name='all_author'),
path('authors/postform/', views.author_save, name='authsave'),
path('books/', views.Book_list, name='all_books'),
path('authorcsv/', views.author_csv, name='author_csv'),
path('bookcsv/', views.book_csv, name='book_csv')
]
models.py
class Authors(models.Model):
Gender_choice = (
('M', 'Male'),
('F', 'Female'),
('Other', 'Others'),
)
Name = models.CharField(max_length=70)
Age = models.IntegerField()
Gender = models.CharField(max_length=20, choices=Gender_choice)
Country = models.CharField(max_length=70)
def __str__(self) -> str:
return self.Name
author.html
<div class="modal fade" id="staticBackdrop" data-bs-backdrop="static" data-bs-keyboard="false" tabindex="-1" aria-labelledby="staticBackdropLabel" aria-hidden="true">
<div class="modal-dialog">
<div class="modal-content">
<div class="modal-header">
<h5 class="modal-title" id="staticBackdropLabel">Add New Author</h5>
<button type="button" class="btn-close" data-bs-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close"></button>
</div>
<div class="modal-body">
<form action='{% url 'authsave' %}' method='post'>
{% csrf_token %}
<div class="form-group">
<label for="exampleInputEmail1">Author's Name</label>
<input type="text" class="form-control" id="exampleInputEmail1" aria-describedby="emailHelp" placeholder="Enter Author Name" name="Name" value="{{ Name }}">
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label for="exampleInputEmail1">Age</label>
<input type="number" class="form-control" id="exampleInputEmail1" aria-describedby="emailHelp" placeholder="Enter Age" value="{{Age}}" name="Age">
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label for="exampleInputEmail1">Gender</label>
<select id="inputState" class="form-control" name="Gender" value='{{Gender}}'>
<option selected>Choose Gender</option>
<option value='Male'>Male</option>
<option value='Female'>Female</option>
<option value='Other'>Others</option>
</select>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label for="exampleInputEmail1">Country</label>
<input type="text" class="form-control" id="exampleInputEmail1" aria-describedby="emailHelp" placeholder="Enter Country Name" value="{{Country}}" name="Country">
</div>
<button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary my-2">Submit</button>
</form>
</div>
<div class="modal-footer">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" data-bs-dismiss="modal">Close</button>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
views.py
@api_view(['GET','POST'])
def Author_list(request):
"""
List all code snippets, or create a new snippet.
"""
if request.method == 'GET':
print('get')
authors = Authors.objects.all()
serializer = AuthorSerializer(authors, many=True)
context = {
'author': authors
}
print(context)
return render(request, 'author.html', context)
elif request.method == 'POST':
print('post')
serializer = AuthorSerializer(data=request.data)
# checking if serializer is valid
if serializer.is_valid():
serializer.save()
return Response(serializer.data, status=status.HTTP_201_CREATED)
return Response(serializer.errors, status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
serializer.py
class AuthorSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
class Meta:
model = Authors
fields = ['Name', 'Age', 'Gender', 'Country']
Anyone Help will be apperciated