Method setup

django/views/generic/base.py:126–132

Initialize attributes shared by all view methods.

(self, request, *args, **kwargs)

        return view

    def setup(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
        """Initialize attributes shared by all view methods."""
        if hasattr(self, "get") and not hasattr(self, "head"):
            self.head = self.get
        self.request = request
        self.args = args
        self.kwargs = kwargs

    def dispatch(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
        # Try to dispatch to the right method; if a method doesn't exist,