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Python Django Authentication Authentication LogoutView and SignUpView

Posted by Robbin Khant Min
Robbin Khant Min
17,904 Points

Purpose of overriding get method in logout view

def get(self,request,*args, **kwargs):
        logout(request)
        return super().get(request,*args, **kwargs)

Why do we always call super() in almost every get methods ? Can't we just simply return logout(request) ?