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| -rw-r--r-- | docs/ref/request-response.txt | 16 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/docs/ref/request-response.txt b/docs/ref/request-response.txt index 064f1201f7..380210d064 100644 --- a/docs/ref/request-response.txt +++ b/docs/ref/request-response.txt @@ -420,16 +420,6 @@ file-like object:: >>> response.write("<p>Here's the text of the Web page.</p>") >>> response.write("<p>Here's another paragraph.</p>") -You can add and delete headers using dictionary syntax:: - - >>> response = HttpResponse() - >>> response['X-DJANGO'] = "It's the best." - >>> del response['X-PHP'] - >>> response['X-DJANGO'] - "It's the best." - -Note that ``del`` doesn't raise ``KeyError`` if the header doesn't exist. - Passing iterators ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ @@ -444,10 +434,14 @@ hard-coded strings. If you use this technique, follow these guidelines: Setting headers ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -To set a header in your response, just treat it like a dictionary:: +To set or remove a header in your response, treat it like a dictionary:: >>> response = HttpResponse() >>> response['Cache-Control'] = 'no-cache' + >>> del response['Cache-Control'] + +Note that unlike a dictionary, ``del`` doesn't raise ``KeyError`` if the header +doesn't exist. .. versionadded:: 1.1 |