old_contents: def get_page(self):
      """
      A function which will be monkeypatched onto the request to get the current
      integer representing the current page.
      """
      try:
          return int(self.REQUEST['page'])
      except (KeyError, ValueError, TypeError):
          return 1
  
  class PaginationMiddleware(object):
      """
      Inserts a variable representing the current page onto the request object if
      it exists in either **GET** or **POST** portions of the request.
      """
      def process_request(self, request):
          request.__class__.page = property(get_page)
new_contents: def get_page(self):
      """
      A function which will be monkeypatched onto the request to get the current
      integer representing the current page.
      """
      try:
          return int(self.GET['page'])
      except (KeyError, ValueError, TypeError):
          return 1
  
  class PaginationMiddleware(object):
      """
      Inserts a variable representing the current page onto the request object if
      it exists in either **GET** or **POST** portions of the request.
      """
      def process_request(self, request):
          request.__class__.page = property(get_page)
  
subject: Update middleware.py