Iterate over model instance field names and values in template

I’m trying to create a basic template to display the selected instance’s field values, along with their names. Think of it as just a standard output of the values of that instance in table format, with the field name (verbose_name specifically if specified on the field) in the first column and the value of that … Read more

Django TemplateDoesNotExist?

My local machine is running Python 2.5 and Nginx on Ubuntu 8.10, with Django builded from latest development trunk. For every URL I request, it throws: TemplateDoesNotExist at /appname/path appname/template_name.html Django tried loading these templates, in this order: * Using loader django.template.loaders.filesystem.function: * Using loader django.template.loaders.app_directories.function: TEMPLATE_DIRS (‘/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/projectname/templates’,) Is it looking for /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/projectname/templates/appname/template_name.html in this … Read more

How to set a value of a variable inside a template code?

Say I have a template <html> <div>Hello {{name}}!</div> </html> While testing it, it would be useful to define the value of the variable without touching the python code that invokes this template. So I’m looking for something like this {% set name=”World” %} <html> <div>Hello {{name}}!</div> </html> Does something like this exists in Django? 9 … Read more

Django Template Variables and Javascript

When I render a page using the Django template renderer, I can pass in a dictionary variable containing various values to manipulate them in the page using {{ myVar }}. Is there a way to access the same variable in Javascript (perhaps using the DOM, I don’t know how Django makes the variables accessible)? I … Read more