How to make Django template engine to render in memory templates?

Question

I am storing my templates in the database and I don't have any path to provide for the template.render method.

Is there any exposed method which accepts the template as a string?

Is there any workaround?

score 80 · Answer 1 · edited Aug 15 '15 at 06:39

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Based on the the docs for using the template system:

from django.template import Template, Context

t = Template("My name is {{ my_name }}.")
c = Context({"my_name": "Adrian"})
t.render(c)

edited Aug 15 '15 at 06:39

natevw

answered Jul 29 '14 at 03:00

robertzp

score 19 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 14 '10 at 00:57

19

Instantiate Template with the string to use as a template.

answered Feb 14 '10 at 00:57

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It's bad to have links that can/will die. Please update, or the answer below should be the accepted answer – BjornW Nov 11 '19 at 15:26

score 5 · Answer 3 · edited Jan 30 '19 at 15:04

5

In Django < 1.8:

from django.template.loader import get_template_from_string

tpl = Template(get_template_from_string("My name is {{ my_name }}."))

edited Jan 30 '19 at 15:04

meshy

answered Oct 26 '11 at 22:27

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From the [Django 1.8 docs](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.8/ref/templates/upgrading/#get-template-from-string): "Private API `get_template_from_string(template_code)` was removed in Django 1.8 because…" – natevw Aug 15 '15 at 06:37

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