#29208: Mistake in the documentation, request.POST['username'] is not working,
but
request.POST.get('username') is working!
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Reporter: Marat Mkhitaryan | Owner: nobody
Type: Bug | Status: closed
Component: Documentation | Version: 2.0
Severity: Normal | Resolution: wontfix
Keywords: | Triage Stage: Unreviewed
Has patch: 0 | Needs documentation: 0
Needs tests: 0 | Patch needs improvement: 0
Easy pickings: 0 | UI/UX: 0
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Changes (by Claude Paroz):
* status: new => closed
* resolution: => wontfix
Comment:
I wouldn't say this is a bug. The example assumes that request.POST
contains `username` and `password`. If you use that in a context where it
might not be the case, then yes, you should defensively use `.get()`.
That's pure standard Python behaviour.
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