test client's post method does not actually post if no data or an empty dict is given

[Tobias McNulty]

from django.test.client import Client
c = Client()
c.post(reverse('my_view'))

in my_view, request.POST is false! I have to pass in bogus data, like {'a': 'b'} to force it to post. Posting empty data is useful in cases were the action and all necessary meta data are included in the URL, and you just want to "confirm" that the user wants to proceed.

[Alex Gaynor]

How are you testing whether the method is POST in the view?

[Tobias McNulty]

if request.POST:
    do_stuff()

[Alex Gaynor]

That is your problem, you are checking for the contents of the request.POST dictionary instead of checking the method of the request. The correct way to do the test would be:

if request.method == 'POST':
    pass