override template_name in listview subclass

Question

I have a BookListView which displays all the books in my library. I have also a subclass of BookListView called BookSearchListView. I am trying to override the template by using the template_name variable. But this produces no effect.

views.py

class BookListView(generic.ListView):
   model=Book
   paginate_by=15



class BookSearchListView(BookListView):
   paginate_by=10
   template_name='booksearch_list.html'
   def get_queryset(self):
       pass

urls.py

url(r'^ksiazki/', views.BookListView.as_view(), name='books'),

url(r'^szukaj/', views.BookSearchListView.as_view(), name='search-list-view'),

I tried to override the template_name in views and in urls but in both cases it keeps book_list.html which is default template for BookListViews and not booksearch_list.html.

I also tried to override template_name in BookListView just to check whether I can but it also did not work. I do not have a clue why. I tried using both name and myapp/path/to/template.html - without any efect — McCzajnik, May 17 '17 at 11:30
Is your `booksearch_list.html` in the same folder as `book_list.html`? — doru, May 17 '17 at 11:36
yes. (however) I was wondering if the reason is that django displays first template it finds but I tried to use names that are alphabetically prior - with no success. — McCzajnik, May 17 '17 at 11:42
../appname/templates/appname/. I keep index.html and base html file (which is extended by templates) directly in 'templates' folder everything else is in templates/appname/. — McCzajnik, May 17 '17 at 11:54
Then you should have `template_name='appname/booksearch_list.html'` in your `BookSearchListView` — doru, May 17 '17 at 11:56

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered May 17 '17 at 12:09

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If your booksearch_list.html template is in the templates/appname/ folder then in your BookSearchListView the template_name should be:

template_name='appname/booksearch_list.html'

answered May 17 '17 at 12:09

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