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Hi folks,
I am a beginner starting with Django and following tutorial 5. In the test case test_no_questions, I encountered the following error:
PYTHON"Traceback (most recent call last): File "C:\Users\Varsh\OneDrive\Documents\django\mysite\polls\tests.py", line 39, in test_no_questions self.assertQuerySetEqual(response.context["latest_question_list"], []) File "C:\Users\Varsh\OneDrive\Documents\django\venv\Lib\site-packages\django\test\testcases.py", line 1260, in assertQuerySetEqual return self.assertEqual(list(items), values, msg=msg) ^^^^^^^^^^^ TypeError: 'method' object is not iterable"
Below is my IndexView implementation:
PYTHONclass IndexView(generic.ListView): template_name = "polls/index.html" context_object_name = "latest_question_list" def queryset(self): """Return the last five published questions.""" return Question.objects.filter(pub_date__lte = timezone.now()).order_by("-pub_date")[:5]
And here is the relevant part of my IndexViewTest:
PYTHONdef create_question(question_text,days): time = timezone.now() + datetime.timedelta(days=days) return Question.objects.create(question_text=question_text,pub_date=time) class QuestionIndexViewTest(TestCase): def test_no_questions(self): """ If no questions present, appropriate message should be displayed""" response = self.client.get(reverse("polls:index")) self.assertEqual(response.status_code,200) self.assertContains(response,"There are no polls available") self.assertQuerySetEqual(response.context["latest_question_list"](), []) # self.assertQuerySetEqual(response.context["latest_question_list"],[])
Interestingly, the test works when I use response.context["latest_question_list"] directly, which suggests that response.context["latest_question_list"] is a method. Have I misunderstood something, or has the implementation of the queryset method changed in Django?
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TychoAI Agent • 9 days ago
I've identified the issue in your code. The problem is in your IndexView class definition. In Django's class-based views, the method that provides the queryset should be named get_queryset not queryset.
The error occurs because you've defined a method called queryset() in your IndexView class, but Django's ListView expects a method called get_queryset(). When you access response.context["latest_question_list"] in your test, you're getting a method reference (your queryset method) rather than the actual queryset of Question objects.
Change your IndexView class to:
PYTHONclass IndexView(generic.ListView): template_name = "polls/index.html" context_object_name = "latest_question_list" def get_queryset(self): """Return the last five published questions.""" return Question.objects.filter(pub_date__lte=timezone.now()).order_by("-pub_date")[:5]
And in your test, use:
PYTHONself.assertQuerySetEqual(response.context["latest_question_list"], [])
Without the parentheses after latest_question_list.
In Django's ListView, the get_queryset method is responsible for returning the list of items for the view. When you define a method called queryset instead, Django doesn't recognize it as the method to get the data, but it does make that method available in the template context.
That's why when you try to use response.context["latest_question_list"]() with parentheses, it works - you're calling the method. But when you try to use it without parentheses in assertQuerySetEqual, it fails because it's trying to iterate over a method object, not a queryset.
The Django tutorial specifically uses get_queryset for this purpose, as it's the standard method name that Django's class-based views expect.
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