A shortcut: get_object_or_404()

ddriddle · ddriddle · commit b038737d22ce · 2015-06-03T13:40:50.000-05:00
modified: mysite/polls/views.py https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.8/intro/tutorial03/#a-shortcut-get-object-or-404
diff --git a/mysite/polls/views.py b/mysite/polls/views.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 from django.http import HttpResponse
-from django.http import Http404
-from django.shortcuts import render
+from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404, render
 
 from .models import Question
 
@@ -11,10 +10,7 @@ def index(request):
     return render(request, 'polls/index.html', context)
 
 def detail(request, question_id):
-    try:
-        question = Question.objects.get(pk=question_id)
-    except Question.DoesNotExist:
-        raise Http404("Question does not exist")
+    question = get_object_or_404(Question, pk=question_id)
     return render(request, 'polls/detail.html', {'question': question})
 
 def results(request, question_id):
