do not specify content-type for JsonResponse

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Metadata

ID: python-django/jsonresponse-no-content-type

Language: Python

Severity: Notice

Category: Best Practices

Description

The JsonResponse is already setting the content type of the response. Do not redefine the content type being sent.

Non-Compliant Code Examples

import json

from django.http import HttpResponse

response_data = {}
response_data['result'] = 'error'
response_data['message'] = 'Some error message'
return JsonResponse(response_data, content_type="application/json")  # content-type is not necessary for JsonResponse

Compliant Code Examples

import json

from django.http import HttpResponse

response_data = {}
response_data['result'] = 'error'
response_data['message'] = 'Some error message'
return JsonResponse(response_data)  # content-type is not necessary for JsonResponse