​

@csrf_exempt
@login_required
def edit_professor(request):
    is_passing = True
    current_user = request.user
    professors = Professor.objects.filter(user__username=current_user.username)
    professor=None
    updated = False
    if current_user.userprofile.is_member:
        if request.method == 'POST':
            print('POSTING')
            if request.POST.get('action') == 'passing':
                print('passing')
                professor_name = request.POST.get('professor_name')
                professor=professors.get(name=professor_name) 
                print(professor.name)
                return render(request,'dashboard/edit_professor.html',{'is_passing':is_passing,'updated':updated,'professor':professor})

            else: 
                print('not passing')
                is_passing = False
                professor_name = request.POST.get('name')
                professor_name = str(professor_name).lower()
                professor_email = request.POST.get('email')
                professor_phone = request.POST.get('phone')
                professor_focus = request.POST.get('focus')
                try: 
                    professor = Professor.objects.get(name=professor_name)
                    try:
                        professor.user = current_user
                        if professor_name != professor.name:
                            professor.name = str(professor.name).lower()
                        if professor_email != professor.email:
                            professor.email = professor_email
                        if professor_phone != professor.phone:
                            professor.phone = professor_phone
                        if professor_focus != professor.focus:
                            professor.focus = professor_focus
                        professor.save()
                    except Exception:
                        pass
                    else:
                        registered = True
                except ObjectDoesNotExist:
                    return HttpResponse('Professor does not exist')
        else:
            return HttpResponse('PPPPPP')

    else:
        return render(HttpResponseRedirect(reverse('index')))
    return render(request,'dashboard/edit_professor.html',{'is_passing':is_passing,'updated':updated,'professor':professor})

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IS RENDERING THE PART:

return HttpResponse('PPPPPP')

BUT IT SHOULD RENDER:

return render(request,'dashboard/edit_professor.html',{'is_passing':is_passing,'updated':updated,'professor':professor})

Because im sending a post request with data {action: 'passing'}