django MultiValueDictKeyError error, how do I deal with it

Question

I\'m trying to save a object to my database, but it\'s throwing a MultiValueDictKeyError error.

The problems lies within the form, the is_private<

Answer 1

Choose what is best for you:

1

is_private = request.POST.get('is_private', False);

If is_private key is present in request.POST the is_private variable will be equal to it, if not, then it will be equal to False.

2

if 'is_private' in request.POST:
    is_private = request.POST['is_private']
else:
    is_private = False

3

from django.utils.datastructures import MultiValueDictKeyError
try:
    is_private = request.POST['is_private']
except MultiValueDictKeyError:
    is_private = False