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

You get that because you're trying to get a key from a dictionary when it's not there. You need to test if it is in there first.

try:

is_private = 'is_private' in request.POST

or

is_private = 'is_private' in request.POST and request.POST['is_private']

depending on the values you're using.