python - Django - request.session not being saved -

i have pretty utility function gets open web order if session key called 'orderid', , create 1 if there no session key, , parameter 'createifnotfound' equal true in function. stepping through debugger can see piece of code sets session key after order has been created hit no exceptions, when check http request object' session field, not have attribute ?

utility

def get_open_web_order(request, createifnotfound=false):     # check orderid in session     order_id = request.session.get('orderid')     web_order = none      if none != order_id:         try:             web_order = weborder.objects.get(id=order_id, status='o')             logging.info('found open web order')         except weborder.doesnotexist:             logging.info('web order not found')      if (none == web_order) , (createifnotfound == true):         logging.info('creating new web order')          web_order = weborder()         web_order.status = 'o'          web_order.save()         request.session['orderid'] = web_order.id          # assign logged in user , default billing , shipping         if request.user.is_authenticated() , hasattr(request.user, 'customer'):             customer = request.user.customer             web_order.customer = customer             web_order.set_defaults_from_customer()             web_order.save()      return web_order 

in cases need explicitly tell session has been modified.

you can adding request.session.modified = true view, after changing in session

you can read more on here - https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.10/topics/http/sessions/#when-sessions-are-saved