Ticket #17288: patch.diff

django/views/generic/base.py

@@ -53 +53 @@
         update_wrapper(view, cls.dispatch, assigned=())
         return view
 
+    # @returns The function name to be called when the HTTP method 'http_method_name'is
+    # requested.
+    # @param http_method_name The HTTP method name, i.e. 'get', 'post' and so forth.
+    def get_method_name_for_http_method(self, http_method_name):
+        return http_method_name.lower()
+
     def dispatch(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
         # Try to dispatch to the right method; if a method doesn't exist,
         # defer to the error handler. Also defer to the error handler if the
         # request method isn't on the approved list.
         if request.method.lower() in self.http_method_names:
-            handler = getattr(self, request.method.lower(), self.http_method_not_allowed)
+            handler = getattr(self, self.get_method_name_for_http_method(request.method), self.http_method_not_allowed)
         else:
             handler = self.http_method_not_allowed
         self.request = request