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Python Django Basics Model Administration First app view

Posted by vinay kumar
vinay kumar
85 Points

Now, create a view named article_list that selects all Article instances and returns an HttpResponse like "There are 5 a

Now, create a view named article_list that selects all Article instances and returns an HttpResponse like "There are 5 articles." Be sure to use the len() of the Article queryset to get the number of articles.

articles/views.py 
from django.http import HttpResponse
from .models import Article
# Write your views here
def article_list(request):
    articles = Article.objects.all()
    return HttpResponse("There are 5 articles")

1 Answer

Chris Freeman
MOD
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,454 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,454 Points

You are returning a literal string that does not incorporate the actual number of Articles.

Hint: How could you get the number of `Articles, then use that value in the returned string?