title: What does request.POST.get method return in Django?
body: <p>What does <strong>request.POST.get(&quot;a&quot;)</strong> return while <em><strong>&quot;a&quot;</strong></em> is the reference to following html</p>
  <pre><code>label for = &quot;a&quot;&gt;ADDED ITEMS:&lt;/label&gt;
  &lt;input hidden type=&quot;number&quot; name=&quot;a&quot; id=&quot;a&quot;&gt;
  </code></pre>
  <p>def myfunc():</p>
  <pre><code>if request.method == &quot;POST&quot;:
      a = request.POST.get(&quot;a&quot;);
      obj = TransferedItems(item_id = a);
      obj.save();
      return HttpResponse(&quot;sent&quot;)
  else:
      return HttpResponse(&quot;form submission failed&quot;)
  </code></pre>
  <p>I am new at Django and I am unable to find what does request.POST.get return. Please guide me on my question.</p>