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Python Django Forms Forms Handling a Form in a View

Brendan Whiting
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Brendan Whiting
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What's the difference between {% %} and {{ }}?

Can someone clarify please?

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Chris Freeman
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Chris Freeman
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Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,457 Points

in Django templates {{ }} are used to evaluate variables and {% %} are Django templates tags for commands such as block, if, for, with, comment, etc.

Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,457 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,457 Points

Yes, or at least it will try to. Mixing up {{ }} with {% %} creates some interesting errors!