Actually

{{=ASSIGNJS(v = variable)}}

or, equivalent,

var v = {{=XML(json.dumps(variable))}}; 

is the right thing to do. Not in the manual but is in 2.9.11 and beyond.

On Wednesday, 28 January 2015 17:04:23 UTC-6, José Eloy wrote:
>
> Hello!
>
> How can I pass a python string to javascript? I know how to pass an 
> integer variable to javascript.
>
> Example:
>
> def pass_variable():
>     variable = 25
>     return dict(variable=variable)
>
> In the view:
> <script type="text/javascript">
>    var v={{=variable}};
>    console.log(v);
> </script>
>
> If I pass a integer variable, javascript receive it well, but if I pass a 
> string, javascript doesn't recognize it. 
>
> Now, let's assume that we use variable = "HOLA"
>
> I get the error: (using Firefox console)
> ---------------------------------------------------
> ReferenceError: HOLA is not defined
> var v = HOLA;
> ---------------------------------------------------
> What am I doing wrong?
>
> Regards.
>

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