From c717a8e25c50d0328a5234eaa8629dfa9d59e790 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Josh Flatt <josh.m.flatt@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2025 20:43:28 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] shortened 404 try/catch on detail

---
 polls/views.py | 9 +++------
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/polls/views.py b/polls/views.py
index 74e7a95..6cb7911 100644
--- a/polls/views.py
+++ b/polls/views.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-from django.shortcuts import render
-from django.http import HttpResponse, Http404
+from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404, render
+from django.http import HttpResponse
 from django.template import loader
 
 from .models import Question
@@ -14,10 +14,7 @@ def index(request):
 
 
 def detail(request, question_id):
-    try:
-        question = Question.objects.get(pk=question_id)
-    except Question.DoesNotExist:
-        raise Http404("Question does not exist")
+    question = get_object_or_404(Question, pk=question_id)
     return render(request, "polls/detail.html", {"question": question})