Calling a function within a view function in Django

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Is 1 or 2 the correct way to call a function within a view function in Django. Or are both equally ok. Please explain.

#1
def function1(request):
    [some api calls] 
    #Once this process is done I want to call my second function
    return function2()

def function2():
    # some hard work
    return HttpResponse(...)

#2
def function1(request):
    [some api calls] 
    #Once this process is done I want to call my second function
    function2()

def function2():
    # some hard work
    return HttpResponse(...)

Matthew Gaiser · Accepted Answer · 2019-09-20 02:00:32Z

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The top one (#1) is the one you want.

#2 just returns the HTTP response to the original function. It returns None to the view itself. It doesn't work and returns this error.

answered Sep 20, 2019 at 2:00

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KKD · Accepted Answer · 2019-09-20 02:11:04Z

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It depends on what you actually want to do with the return value of function2(). If you want to return this value from function1() , you have to use method 1, because in method 2, function1() just calls function2() , it doesn't return the value.

answered Sep 20, 2019 at 2:11

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