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Python Django Class-based Views Classy Views ListView and DetailView

igsm '
igsm '
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Posted by igsm '
igsm '
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Still missing the point of ListView and DetailView.

Sorry, but I still could not comprehend the point of using those two views? I replayed video few times and it seems that I am missing some explanation. There were two views already that we redefined by using class based views. At the end, they do the same thing as before. Can someone explain please once more, what are the real use cases and advantages of shown methodology? Thanks ;)

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Chris Freeman
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Chris Freeman
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Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
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The basic point is to show how basic views can be done in Class-Based Views (CBV) instead of function-based views. CBV's have been around a while, but are still relatively new to Django to most developers. One advantage of CBV is the large (and growing) collection of mixins that customize a CBS quickly. With function-based views, there isn't the inheritance option so a lot of cut and pasting happens, and can be difficult to keep the code DRY.

Hope I answered you question. Post back if you need more help. Good Luck!!

igsm '
igsm '
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igsm '
igsm '
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Thanks for the answer.