Changes between Version 79 and Version 80 of GenshiTutorial

Timestamp:

Sep 5, 2007, 12:38:58 AM (17 years ago)

Author:

cmlenz

Comment:

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GenshiTutorial

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         return stream.render('html', doctype='html')
 }}}
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+ '''Note:''' we explicitly check for the HTTP request method here. And only if it's a “POST” request we actually go and look into the submitted data and add it to the database. That's because “GET” requests in HTTP are [http://www.w3.org/DesignIssues/Axioms#state supposed to be idempotent], that is, they should not have side effects. If we didn't make this check, we'd also be accepting requests that would change the database via “GET” or “HEAD”, thereby violating the rules.
 
 And of course we'll need to add a template to display the submission form. In `geddit/templates`, create a file named `submit.html`, with the following content: