capture pre and post save signals

roomlist/accounts/models.py

@@ -215,6 +215,13 @@ class Student(TimeStampedModel):
     def __unicode__(self):
         return unicode(self.user.username)
 
+    def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        print('we be savin\'!')
+        from django.db.models.signals import pre_save, post_save
+        for signal in [pre_save, post_save]:
+            print(signal, signal.receivers)
+        super(Student, self).save(*args, **kwargs)
+
 
 class Confirmation(TimeStampedModel):
 

roomlist/accounts/views.py

@@ -348,10 +348,10 @@ class WelcomePrivacy(LoginRequiredMixin, UpdateView):
     def form_valid(self, form):
         # except that for some reason these fields no longer fill with their existant values
         self.obj = self.get_object()
-        print(self.obj)
-        print(type(self.obj))
-        print(self.obj.room)
-        print(self.obj.times_changed_room)
+        print(self.obj, 'our object')
+        print(type(self.obj), 'our object type')
+        print(self.obj.room, 'our object\'s room')
+        print(self.obj.times_changed_room, 'our object\'s times changed int')
 
         print((self.obj == Student.objects.get(user=self.request.user)), 'the same?')