gistfile1.py

class SearchView(FormView):
    """
    Class that fetches and displays search results
    """
    template_name = 'search.html'
    form_class = SearchForm

    def form_valid(self, form):
        """
        Increments the count of the search phrase if it has been made before,
        retrieves the latest results using the Twitter API and displays them
        """
        # form = self.form_class(request.POST)
        if form.is_valid():
            search_phrase = form.cleaned_data['search_phrase']
            try:
                existing_search_term = SearchTerm.objects.get(phrase=search_phrase)
            except SearchTerm.DoesNotExist:
                # create a new search term
                new_search_term = SearchTerm(phrase=search_phrase, repeat_count=1,
                                             last_searched_date=datetime.utcnow().replace(tzinfo=utc))
                new_search_term.save()
            else:
                # update the existing search term
                existing_search_term.repeat_count += 1
                existing_search_term.last_searched_date = datetime.utcnow().replace(tzinfo=utc)
                existing_search_term.save()

            search_results = self.twitter_search(search_phrase)
            context = RequestContext(self.request, {'form': form,
                                               'search_phrase': search_phrase,
                                               'search_results': search_results})
            return render_to_response('search.html', context)
        else:
            error = _("Please enter a search term.")
            context = RequestContext(self.request, {'form': form,
                                               'error_message': error})
            return render_to_response('index.html', context)