I am sure the elf / elves challenge is broken, am I missing something?

Just to let you know the last challenge of the course ("Conjugation Tags") continues on with the elves.

So if you get past tasks 1,2,3 with

@register.simple_tag
def conjugate_is(int):
  if int == 1: 
    return "is"
  elif int != 1: 
    return "are"

You end of dealing with this code given in

"code_challenges/templates/code_challenges/list.html"

{% load fairy_extras %}

There is {{ num_elf }} el{{ num_elf|pluralize:"f,ves" }}.

EEk Ghad! The Elves are back again!!

Of course I got a Bummer! when tried what seemed obvious to me:

{% load fairy_extras %}

There {{ conjugate_is(num_elf) }} {{ num_elf }} el{{ num_elf|pluralize:"f,ves" }}.

Eventually I found this StackOverFlow thread:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6451304/django-simple-custom-template-tag-example

...which had this line:

data-rateit-value="{% get_rate crit rates %}"

Based on that line the pattern seemed obvious:

{% load fairy_extras %}

There {% conjugate_is num_elf %} {{ num_elf }} el{{ num_elf|pluralize:"f,ves" }}.

The only other challenge of this course that thwarted me for a time was task 2 of 3 for the first challenge of the course ("Blocks and Inheritance") .

I really felt that this was what was wanted/needed:

{% extends "layout.html" %}

..based on the "home.html" code at 02:36 of the video previous to the first challenge:

https://teamtreehouse.com/library/customizing-django-templates/template-tags-and-filters/template-inheritance

It has that exact line -- why wasn't it working?!

Eventually, through sheer trial and error, I came up with:

{% extends "code_challenges/layout.html" %}

I still don't understand why that was right and the other line in the video was wrong.

Now I've completed both the Django Basics course and the Customizing Django templates courses.

Got some strange point anomalies though:

1.) Django Basics is supposed to have only 510 total completion points, but I ended up with 564

2.) Customizing Django templates was supposed to have 263 total completion points,

but I actually ended up with 233 --yet the green bar is filled all the way across:

Hmmm...

Anyway, with them both in the rear view mirror, though, I'm really looking forward to an extended period with no more Django courses.

It's not just python/django are particularly boring...it's all the text being used to generate nothing but text that's a real downer.

I know python can generate svg graphics on the fly:

http://code.activestate.com/recipes/325823-draw-svg-images-in-python/

I guess Django can server up svg graphics also if you nail down the mimetypes correctly:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2312714/can-the-django-dev-server-correctly-serve-svg

There is even a Django MMORPG:

http://code.google.com/p/django-mmo/

The question is:

will there ever be any Treehouse courses that explorer along those lines..?

This thread seem to be aimed at just task 3, but Lewis' answer in green satisfies both tasks 3 & 4.

Here's something I noticed though --it's been about a week since the Customizing Django Templates course came out and this is the only forum thread for any of the sections of the Customizing Django Templates course.

That probably means either:

1.) A lot of people might be struggling with Kenneth Love's Django Basics course (especially the final TDD challenge).

So possibly they haven't gotten around to the Customizing Django Templates course..for which Django Basics is a pre-cursor.

2.) Or they are sailing through the Customizing Django Templates course without needing any help

(maybe because this course seems relatively easy when compared to Kenneth Love's Django Basics course)

I guess only time will tell which is these is more probably the case..

Can anyone teach my why I need {% extends "code_challenges/layout.html" %} instead of "layout.html" when the file with extend and layout are in the same folder?

And why isn´t this valid? There {% conjugate_is(num_elf) %} but needs to be {% conjugate_is num_elf %}