django-context refers to the special django.template.Context class used for passing data from the view to the template
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'NoneType' object is not iterable - issue with context in Django
I have this models.py:
class dateEvent(models.Model):
venue = models.ForeignKey(Venue, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
event = models.ForeignKey('Event', on_delete=models.CASCADE)
start_date_time = models.DateTimeField(auto_now=False,…

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Django - Correct Use of Mixins with CBVs
I just started to shift from function-based views to class-based views, as I realize more and more the benefits of the latter, especially regarding the modularity that you can achieve via mixins.
However, as CBVs and Mixins are still quite new to…

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Django context processors model not found
I am trying to implement a context_processor in Django via a custom app. I am failing due to Module not found error.
My app name is brand.
My context processer looks like this:
from .models import ContactDetail
def contact(request):
contact =…

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Django custom tag 'takes_context'
I`m new with django (came from Grails), especially with all those custom tags that you have to deal with, instead of writing your variables directly inside the templates.
Well, what I need to do was something really simple, but for some reason is…

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Django template context variables don't show
I have a custom article.html template that is overriding the default article.html template that comes with the aldryn newsblog plugin. In this template I have 2 lines to include some custom functionality:
{% include 'comment_form.html' %}
{% include…

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Alternative to blocktrans tag with long `with` clause
Context
I'm trying to use the django template engine to render translatable part of a page using variable from the context. Specifically, this is my use case
{% blocktrans trimmed with type=training.type title=training.title city=training.city…

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Django - how to pass context in base.html?
I have well_list.html that looks like this:
Clicking on one of the rows will lead to this page:
The above page uses two html files: base.html + contextual_main.html.
Base has sidebar navigation, and the latter one extends from the base. In my…

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What is the difference between context.push() and context.update() in Django Context
From the documentation, I understand that the context object is a stack. Then what are push() and update() doing with respect to this code segment? It is stated in the doc that push() and update() are similar but update() takes a dictionary as…

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Django : Context processors
What is the mechanics behind context processors in Django?
I have used them before, but if someone asks me to teach them what context processors are about, I probably could not answer. This is from Django documentation:
context_processors is a…

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Django Context processors not working?
I have made one Django context processor which is not working...and it is also showing warning messages.First will show you the warning message:-
WARNINGS: ?: (1_8.W001) The standalone TEMPLATE_* settings were
deprecated in Django 1.8 and the…

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Django: Does DRY fundamentally conflict with logic separation?
This is similar to this question: How to use method parameters in a Django template?
I understand (and agree with and appreciate) the basic django philosophy of separation of business logic from presentation logic.
However, at times it seems to make…

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Passenger Django custom variable in settings.py is not passed to template
I would like disqus comments disabled when my django app runs locally or on the test server.
So in my Django settings.py I am using:
DEBUG = True
DISQUS = False
Now in my django blog_post.html template I have an IF statement:
{% if DISQUS %}
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Access custom context processor in django 1.9
I am using django 1.9. In my settings file, I have added my apps custom context processor as such:
TEMPLATES = [
{
'BACKEND': 'django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates',
'DIRS': [os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "templates")],
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How to pass argument on custom context_processors.py?
Is it possible to pass some argument from dynamic urls (I have ^c/(?P\w+)/^) to custom context_processors?
views.py (I pass username from url to RequestContext)
def client_profile(request, username):
# .... some context
return…

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Conditional context processor for authenticated users
I have a context processor returning list of users friends. I'd like it to return the dictionary of friends only if user is logged in, because currently I have clean database without any users and I'm getting error :
Exception Type: DoesNotExist at…

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