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Hien Ha
1,417 PointsWhy do i need add dictionary to the views
def course_list(request): courses = Course.objects.all() return render(request, 'courses/course_list.html', {'courses': courses})
Why do we need {'courses': courses} in the render ?
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Steven Parker
231,269 PointsThe optional 3rd argument to "render" is a context dictionary. It provides things that the template can reference, such as "courses" in this example. In the video, the template displays the "title" and "description" attributes of each item in the "courses" collection.