Question

Created a views.py method to get the data posted from an html form.
As well as getting the data I am trying to validate the check boxes.
However am being given a syntax error, but I don’t understand why.

Code:

if request.POST:
    startdate = request.POST['startdate']
    enddate = request.POST['enddate']
    getlogs = 0
    if request.POST['getlogs'] = 'on':   << syntax error identified here
        getlogs = 1

Answer 1

Testing for equality requires two equals signs, like this:

if request.POST['getlogs'] == 'on':