Thanks guys this was very helpful
On Friday, 15 November 2013 14:12:50 UTC, Tom Evans wrote:
>
> On Fri, Nov 15, 2013 at 12:59 PM, Andrew Taylor
> <andyd...@gmail.com<javascript:>>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I've followed some example code which is is follows:
> >
> > def index(request):
> > context = RequestContext(request)
> > context_dict = {'boldmessage': "I am from the context"}
> > return render_to_response('rango/index.html',context_dict, context)
> >
> > Here RequestContext only has the first argument filled i.e. request.
> >
> > My questions are:
> >
> > 1. Is RequestContext(request) being used in a kind of dummy way to suck
> up the context processors for render_to_response?
> > 2. What would render_to_response be doing if has both context_dict AND
> RequestContext had a second argument?
> >
> > Sorry if these are stupid questions. I'm new to everything python and
> Dango, and the kind of person who forgets everything they have ever known
> when trying to decide which pack of toilet paper to buy in the supermarket.
> >
>
> This is explained in the docs:
>
> If you do not pass in a context, a Context will be created from the
> dictionary passed in.
> If you do pass in a context, the contents of the dictionary passed in
> will be merged in to the context.
>
>
> https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.6/topics/http/shortcuts/#django.shortcuts.render_to_response
>
>
> Cheers
>
> Tom
>
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