How can I get the error text in django?

Question

I want to get the exception text when I save value into the database.

view.py:

if request.method == 'POST':
    form = CustomerForm(request.POST)        

    if form.is_valid():
        try:
            customer = form.save(commit=False)           
            customer.save()
        except DatabaseError:
            message = 'Database Error: ' + str(??? text error ???)

Answer 1

You can pass a 2nd variable on the except statement. It will hold the text error. See below

if request.method == 'POST':
    form = CustomerForm(request.POST)        

    if form.is_valid():
        try:
            customer = form.save(commit=False)           
            customer.save()
        except DatabaseError, text_error:
            message = u'Database Error: {0}'.format(text_error)

Answer 2

You can print exception as given below.

if request.method == 'POST':
    form = CustomerForm(request.POST)        


if form.is_valid():
    try:
        customer = form.save(commit=False)           
        customer.save()
    except DatabaseError as e:
        message = 'Database Error: ' + str(e.message)