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Asked: June 4, 20262026-06-04T18:13:50+00:00 2026-06-04T18:13:50+00:00

Shall I use (and why?): if request.POST or: if request.method == ‘POST’ Is there

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Shall I use (and why?):

if request.POST

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if request.method == 'POST'

Is there any differences except syntax?

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    2026-06-04T18:13:52+00:00Added an answer on June 4, 2026 at 6:13 pm

    If you want to check the request method, use if request.method == 'POST'.

    request.POST is the post param dict, and you shouldn’t count on its existence or lack thereof when it comes to the request method. (e.g. a post request with no params fails on that test.)

    Explicit is better than implicit. — PEP 20, Zen of Python

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