Django error: TypeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute '__getitem__'

Question

Using Django (new to it and new to Python in general) to do a very basic contacts database.

Trying to add a record via the Admin pages to a Contributor table, the model code for which is:

class Contributor(models.Model):

    first_name = models.CharField(max_length=20)
    last_name = models.CharField(max_length=20)
    organisation = models.ForeignKey('Organisation')
    mode = models.CharField(max_length=10, blank=True)
    email = models.CharField(max_length=30, blank=True)
    landline = models.CharField(max_length=10, blank=True)

def __unicode__(self):
    print('%s %s' % (self.first_name, self.last_name))

The error message I am getting is:

    Environment:


    Request Method: POST
    Request URL: http://127.0.0.1:8000/admin/ramapp/contributor/add/

    Django Version: 1.5.5
    Python Version: 2.7.5
    Installed Applications:
    ('django.contrib.auth',
     'django.contrib.contenttypes',
     'django.contrib.sessions',
     'django.contrib.sites',
     'django.contrib.messages',
     'django.contrib.staticfiles',
     'django.contrib.admin',
     'south',
     'ramapp')
    Installed Middleware:
    ('django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware',
     'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware',
     'django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware',
     'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
     'django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware')


    Traceback:
    File "/Users/lemon/.virtualenvs/ram/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/core/handlers/base.py" in get_response
      115.                         response = callback(request, *callback_args, **callback_kwargs)
    File "/Users/lemon/.virtualenvs/ram/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/contrib/admin/options.py" in wrapper
      372.                 return self.admin_site.admin_view(view)(*args, **kwargs)
    File "/Users/lemon/.virtualenvs/ram/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/utils/decorators.py" in _wrapped_view
      91.                     response = view_func(request, *args, **kwargs)
    File "/Users/lemon/.virtualenvs/ram/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/views/decorators/cache.py" in _wrapped_view_func
      89.         response = view_func(request, *args, **kwargs)
    File "/Users/lemon/.virtualenvs/ram/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/contrib/admin/sites.py" in inner
      202.             return view(request, *args, **kwargs)
    File "/Users/lemon/.virtualenvs/ram/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/utils/decorators.py" in _wrapper
      25.             return bound_func(*args, **kwargs)
    File "/Users/lemon/.virtualenvs/ram/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/utils/decorators.py" in _wrapped_view
      91.                     response = view_func(request, *args, **kwargs)
    File "/Users/lemon/.virtualenvs/ram/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/utils/decorators.py" in bound_func
      21.                 return func(self, *args2, **kwargs2)
    File "/Users/lemon/.virtualenvs/ram/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/db/transaction.py" in inner
      223.                 return func(*args, **kwargs)
    File "/Users/lemon/.virtualenvs/ram/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/contrib/admin/options.py" in add_view
      1009.                 self.log_addition(request, new_object)
    File "/Users/lemon/.virtualenvs/ram/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/contrib/admin/options.py" in log_addition
      530.             action_flag     = ADDITION
    File "/Users/lemon/.virtualenvs/ram/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/contrib/admin/models.py" in log_action
      18.         e = self.model(None, None, user_id, content_type_id, smart_text(object_id), object_repr[:200], action_flag, change_message)

    Exception Type: TypeError at /admin/ramapp/contributor/add/
    Exception Value: 'NoneType' object has no attribute '__getitem__'

Grateful for any assistance. Struggling! Thanks.

Matt

Answer 1

You're printing in your __unicode__ method, instead of returning the string.