searchview.py

# If no query is entered, will bring you to blank search screen. Otherwise will pull results from keyword, and results from content and display in search.html
@login_required(login_url='/auth/login/')
def search(request):
    query = request.GET.get('q', '')
    results = []
    notecard_list = []
    if query:
        if query == "*":
            results = Notecard.objects.filter(section__semester__user=request.user)
        else:
            results = Notecard.objects.filter(Q(section__semester__user=request.user), Q(notecard_body__icontains=query)|Q(notecard_name__icontains=query))
        paginator = Paginator(results, 6)

        try:
            page = int(request.GET.get('page', '1'))
        except ValueError:
            page = 1

        try:
            notecard_list = paginator.page(page)
        except (EmptyPage, InvalidPage):
            notecard_list = paginator.page(paginator.num_pages)
    return list_detail.object_list(
        request,
        queryset = Notecard.objects.filter(section__semester__user=request.user),
        template_name = "notecards/search.html",
        template_object_name = "results",
        extra_context = {"results": results, "notecard_list": notecard_list,},
    )