Class-based views provide an alternative way to implement views as Python objects instead of functions. They do not replace function-based views, but have certain differences

django.conf.settings.configure(default_settings, **settings) Example:

Model._default_manager If you use custom Manager objects, take note that the first Manager Django

get_list_or_404(klass, *args, **kwargs) [source] Returns the result of

raise_exception If this attribute is set to True, a PermissionDenied exception will be raised instead

class django.core.serializers.json.DjangoJSONEncoder The JSON serializer uses DjangoJSONEncoder for encoding. A

SimpleTestCase.modify_settings() [source] It can prove unwieldy to redefine settings that

receiver(signal) [source]

get_expire_at_browser_close() Returns either True or False, depending on whether the user’s session

login_url Default return value for get_login_url(). Defaults to None in which case get_login_url()