python - super(type, obj): obj must be an instance or subtype of type

Question

I work on a small Django app and get an error tells me, super(type, obj): obj must be an instance or subtype of type. I get it from the views.py file after introducing the function get_object_or_404. The views.py file provided below,

from django.shortcuts import render, get_object_or_404    
from django.http import HttpResponse, HttpResponseRedirect     
from django.views import View     
from .models import URL


# function based view 
def redirect_view(request, shortcode=None, *args, **kwargs):
    obj = get_object_or_404(URL, shortcode=shortcode)
    return HttpResponse("Hello World, the shortcode is {shortcode}".format(shortcode = obj.url))


# class based view 
class ShortenerView(View):

    def get(self, request, shortcode=None,  *args, **kwargs):
        obj = get_object_or_404(URL, shortcode=shortcode)
        return HttpResponse("Hello World 1, the shortcode is {shortcode}".format(shortcode = obj.url))

    def post(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
        return HttpResponse()

the full error message is here,

TypeError at /b/p6jzbp/
super(type, obj): obj must be an instance or subtype of type
Request Method: GET
Request URL:    http://127.0.0.1:8000/b/p6jzbp/
Django Version: 1.11
Exception Type: TypeError
Exception Value:    
super(type, obj): obj must be an instance or subtype of type
Exception Location: /Users/Chaklader/Documents/Projects/UrlShortener/src/shortener/models.py in all, line 18

The line 18 in the models.py is qs_main = super(URL, self).all(*args, **kwargs) and the models.py file is here,

#  will look for the "SHORTCODE_MAX" in the settings and 
#  if not found, will put the value of 15 there 
SHORTCODE_MAX = getattr(settings, "SHORTCODE_MAX", 15)



class UrlManager(models.Manager):

    def all(self, *args, **kwargs):
        qs_main = super(URL, self).all(*args, **kwargs)
        qs      = qs_main.filter(active = True)
        return qs

    def refresh_shortcodes(self, items = None):

        qs = URL.objects.filter(id__gte=1)
        new_codes = 0

        if items is not None and isinstance(items, int):
            qs = qs.order_by('-id')[:items]

        for q in qs:
            q.shortcode = create_shortcode(q)
            print (q.id, " ", q.shortcode)
            q.save()
            new_codes += 1

        return "# new codes created {id}".format(id = new_codes)


class URL(models.Model):

    url         =  models.CharField(max_length = 220, )
    shortcode   =  models.CharField(max_length = SHORTCODE_MAX, blank = True, unique = True)
    updated     =  models.DateTimeField(auto_now = True)
    timestamp   =  models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add = True)
    active      = models.BooleanField(default = True)

    objects = UrlManager()

    def save(self, *args, **kwargs):

        if self.shortcode is  None or self.shortcode == "":
            self.shortcode = create_shortcode(self)

        super(URL, self).save(*args, **kwargs)

    def __str__(self):
        return str(self.url)

    def __unicode__(self):
        return str(self.url)

    # class Meta:
    #   ordering = '-id'

Can someone explain the the reason of error to me and how to solve it? I'm open to provide more informations IF required.

Answer 1

Another way this error can occur is when you reload the module with the class in a Jupiter notebook.

Easy solution is to restart the kernel.

http://thomas-cokelaer.info/blog/2011/09/382/

Check out @Mike W's answer for more detail.