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Python Customizing Django Templates Building Custom Filters Pluralize

Ryan Gostic
Ryan Gostic
20,790 Points
Posted by Ryan Gostic
Ryan Gostic
20,790 Points

Now change the template so that if num_elf is 1, the word "elf" is singular, but if num_elf is more than 1, the word "el

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code_challenges/templates/code_challenges/list.html 
{{ num_elf }} elf{{num_elf | pluralize:"ves"}}

1 Answer

Owen Orsetti
Owen Orsetti
19,102 Points

Right now your tag is displaying "elf" for single, and "elfves" for plural because you have set the custom plural attribute, but included the single conjugation in your text.

Instead, you need to set both the single and plural forms inside the tag, like:

{{ num_elf }} el{{ num_elf | pluralize:"f,ves" }}

https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.1/ref/templates/builtins/

Hope that helps