DeleteView with Confirmation
Confirm and delete objects using DeleteView.
# models.py
from django.db import models
class Comment(models.Model):
body = models.TextField()
# admin.py
from django.contrib import admin
from .models import Comment
@admin.register(Comment)
class CommentAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
list_display = ("id","body")
# views.py
from django.views.generic import DeleteView
from django.urls import reverse_lazy
from .models import Comment
class CommentDelete(DeleteView):
model = Comment
template_name = "comments/confirm_delete.html"
success_url = reverse_lazy("comment-list")
# urls.py
path("comments//delete/", CommentDelete.as_view(), name="comment-delete")
# templates/comments/confirm_delete.html
<form method="post">{% csrf_token %}<p>Confirm?</p><button class="btn btn-danger">Delete</button></form>
Explanation:
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DeleteViewexpects a confirmation template by default. - Always include CSRF token on POST delete.
- Category Views (FBV & CBV)
- Total Views 464
- Last Modified 31 December, 2025
- Tags #cbv #deleteview #generic #views
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