The request object is passed to the views in your views.py you have mapped to in your urls.py
Do you understand the layout of a basic django project? A python module is not executed to handle a request, but is imported at the startup of the process and your view functions are called depending on the URL. On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 7:17 AM, MikeKJ <mike.jo...@paston.co.uk> wrote: > > I need to get the auth user id in a save method on a model so > > from django.contrib.auth.models import User > user_id = request.user.id > > > the error comes back as > > name 'request' is not defined > > Cheers > -- > View this message in context: > http://old.nabble.com/where-is-%27request%27-as-in-from-x-import-y-tp31706142p31706142.html > Sent from the django-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Django users" group. > To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en. > > -- Read my blog! I depend on your acceptance of my opinion! I am interesting! http://techblog.ironfroggy.com/ Follow me if you're into that sort of thing: http://www.twitter.com/ironfroggy -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en.
