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| ryan | technology | From [Classy Class Based Views](http://ccbv.co.uk/projects/Django/2.2/django.views.generic.list/BaseListView/) `BaseListView` > > A base view for displaying a list of objects. And from the [Django Docs](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.2/ref/class- based-views/generic-display/#listview): > > A base view for displaying a list of objects. It is not intended to be > used directly, but rather as a parent class of the > django.views.generic.list.ListView or other views representing lists of > objects. Almost all of the functionality of `BaseListView` comes from the `MultipleObjectMixin`. Since the Django Docs specifically say don’t use this directly, I won’t go into it too much. ## Diagram A visual representation of how `BaseListView` is derived can be seen here:  ## Conclusion Don’t use this. It should be subclassed into a usable view (a la `ListView`). There are many **Base** views that are ancestors for other views. I’m not going to cover any more of them going forward **UNLESS** the documentation says there’s a specific reason to. | 2019-11-17 | cbv-baselistview | From [Classy Class Based Views](http://ccbv.co.uk/projects/Django/2.2/django.views.generic.list/BaseListView/) `BaseListView` > > A base view for displaying a list of objects. And from the [Django Docs](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.2/ref/class- based-views/generic-display/#listview): > > A base view for displaying a list of objects. It is not intended to be > used directly, but rather as a parent class of the > django.views.generic.list.ListView … | CBV - BaseListView | https://www.ryancheley.com/2019/11/17/cbv-baselistview/ |