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Python Django Class-based Views Classy Views CRUD Views

Problems with DeleteView: 'str' object is not callable

models.py

class Team(models.Model): name = models.CharField(max_length=255) coach = models.ForeignKey(User, related_name='teams', on_delete="CASCADE") practice_location = models.CharField(max_length=255)

def __str__(self):
    return self.name

def get_absolute_url(self):
    return reverse("teams:detail", kwargs={"pk": self.pk})

views.py

class TeamDeleteView(DeleteView): model = models.Team success_url = reverse_lazy("teams:list")

urls.py

urlpatterns = [ url(r'^$', views.TeamListView.as_view(), name='list'), url(r'^(?P<pk>\d+)/$', views.TeamDetailView.as_view(), name='detail'), url(r'^create/$', views.TeamCreateView.as_view(), name="create"), url(r'^edit/(?P<pk>\d+)/$', views.TeamUpdateView.as_view(), name='update'), url(r'^delete/(?P<pk>\d+)/$', views.TeamDeleteView.as_view(), name='delete'), ]

team_confirm_delete.html

{% extends "teams/_layout.html" %}

{% block body_content %} <h1>Delet {{ team.name }}?</h1>

<form method="POST"> {% csrf_token %} {{ form.as_p }} <input type="submit" class="btn btn-danger" value="Delete"> <a href="{% url 'teams:detail' pk=team.pk %}">Cancel</a> </form> {% endblock %}

Traceback

Environment:

Request Method: POST Request URL: http://127.0.0.1:8000/teams/delete/2/

Django Version: 2.0.3 Python Version: 3.6.5 Installed Applications: ['django.contrib.admin', 'django.contrib.auth', 'django.contrib.contenttypes', 'django.contrib.sessions', 'django.contrib.messages', 'django.contrib.staticfiles', 'teams'] Installed Middleware: ['django.middleware.security.SecurityMiddleware', 'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware', 'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware', 'django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware', 'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware', 'django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware', 'django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware']

Traceback:

File "C:\Users\Carlos Juri\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\django\core\handlers\exception.py" in inner

  1. response = get_response(request)

File "C:\Users\Carlos Juri\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\django\core\handlers\base.py" in _get_response

  1. response = self.process_exception_by_middleware(e, request)

File "C:\Users\Carlos Juri\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\django\core\handlers\base.py" in _get_response

  1. response = wrapped_callback(request, *callback_args, **callback_kwargs)

File "C:\Users\Carlos Juri\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\django\views\generic\base.py" in view

  1. return self.dispatch(request, *args, **kwargs)

File "C:\Users\Carlos Juri\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\django\views\generic\base.py" in dispatch

  1. return handler(request, *args, **kwargs)

File "C:\Users\Carlos Juri\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\django\views\generic\edit.py" in post

  1. return self.delete(request, *args, **kwargs)

File "C:\Users\Carlos Juri\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\django\views\generic\edit.py" in delete

  1. self.object.delete()

File "C:\Users\Carlos Juri\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\django\db\models\base.py" in delete

  1. collector.collect([self], keep_parents=keep_parents)

File "C:\Users\Carlos Juri\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\django\db\models\deletion.py" in collect

  1. field.remote_field.on_delete(self, field, sub_objs, self.using)

Exception Type: TypeError at /teams/delete/2/ Exception Value: 'str' object is not callable