Question

I have four session variables–

location = request.session['location']
computer = request.session['computer']
phone = request.session['phone']
hobby = request.session['hobby']

I have several view functions that need to use these variables. Is there a way I can store these variables in a separate function and call them from the other functions? If so, how would I do that? Thank you.

Answer 1

Not sure I understand? You can call session variables from wherever the request is available i.e. your views

def some_view(request):
    var1 = request.session.get('location', False)
    if var1:
        # do something
    else:
        # do something else

see more here:
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/topics/http/sessions/#examples

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From your comment:

getting_started_step_one(request)

This function is being passed request as a parameter, and therefore has access to all of request’s variables. One of these variables/objects is session, and this session object in turn has access to the variables you are looking for (username, location etc..). So all you have to do is:

def getting_started_step_one(request):
    location = request.session.get("location", False)