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Accessing Query Parameters
You can access URL parameters (like ?q=python) using the request.GET dictionary in your view functions.
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def search(request):query = request.GET.get('q', 'default')# ... use query ...
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query = request.GET.get('q', 'default')
Attempts to find the value of 'q' in the URL; uses 'default' if it's missing.