calling python function from django template tags

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How can we pass a variable from a django template tag i.e, i want to do something like this

  {{emp.get_names('a')}}

emp is the object that i am passing from my views

 class Emp(models.Model):
   name = models.CharField(max_length=255, unique=True)
   address1 = models.CharField(max_length=255)

   def get_names(self,var):
      logging.debug(var)          
      names = {}

Mixing logic code with templates is a bad design principle. You should do that in a view. Why would you want that in the templates? Any reason? — tamizhgeek
– tamizhgeek, Commented Mar 8, 2011 at 16:20

Mp0int · Accepted Answer · 2011-03-08 14:37:56Z

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You can not call a function that takes a parameter like that. Maybe writing a custom template tag can help, but, why do you need to do it in the template, but not in the view??

Custom template tags

answered Mar 8, 2011 at 14:37

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Kenzic · Accepted Answer · 2011-03-08 14:53:54Z

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Django templates are designed to prevent people from doing what you are trying to do. Use a template tag.

answered Mar 8, 2011 at 14:53

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S.Lott Over a year ago

Or, better still, use a view function to do this and provide the data in the template context.

soasme · Accepted Answer · 2011-03-08 14:38:59Z

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It seems that it is not support calling the function in the default template like this.
maybe you can use some built-in tags like {{'a'|get_names}}
You can try to use Jinja2 template,which can let you write python code in it.

answered Mar 8, 2011 at 14:38

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