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Python Customizing Django Templates Building Custom Tags DIY Custom Tags

Chris Komaroff
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Posted by Chris Komaroff
Chris Komaroff
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register.simple_tag(newest_course) - don't put quotes around newest_course

If you want to register newest_course tag the long way, this does not work:

register.simple_tag('newest_course')

Must pass the function name, not a string, this will work:

register.simple_tag(newest_course)

Just FYI in case anyone tries to long way and gets stuck.

Steven Parker
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Steven Parker
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What influenced you to post this? Is there an error in the video?

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Chris Komaroff
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Chris Komaroff
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Chris Komaroff
Chris Komaroff
Courses Plus Student 14,198 Points

Minor error at 4:16. Lacey introduces a long way to register a custom tag, register.simple_tag(newest_course), then quickly erases that and uses a short way, a decorator @register.simple_tag instead. I just wanted to experiment with the long way but found it did not work unless I removed quotes from around newest_course.