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=== Raising 404 ===
=== Raising 404 ===


Now, let's tackle the poll detail view -- the page that displays the question for a given poll. This view uses Python ''exceptions'':
Now, let's tackle the poll detail view -- the page that displays the question for a given poll. Continue editing the views.py file. This view uses Python ''exceptions'':


from django.http import Http404
from django.http import Http404
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The new concept here: The view raises the Http404 exception if a poll with the requested ID doesn't exist.
The new concept here: The view raises the Http404 exception if a poll with the requested ID doesn't exist.


If you'd like to quickly get the above example working, just:
If you'd like to quickly get the above example working, just create a new template file and name it ''detail.html':


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