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36026	Document that View.setup() sets attributes such as request, args, kwargs	Willem Van Onsem	Chaitanya Rahalkar	"A [https://stackoverflow.com/q/79291523/67579 question at StackOverflow] asks where it is documented that `self.kwargs` is set, and although it is mentioned for example in the [https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.1/topics/class-based-views/generic-display/#dynamic-filtering ""Built-in class-based generic views""] section, it does not appear in the documentation of the [https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.1/ref/class-based-views/base/#django.views.generic.base.View.setup Base views] nor in the documentation for the `.setup(..)` method.

Perhaps the documentation regarding base views should explain what setup is doing?"	Cleanup/optimization	closed	Generic views	5.1	Normal	fixed			Ready for checkin	1	0	0	0	0	0