You've learned the basics of using the template system; now let's use this knowledge to create a view.
Recall the current_datetime view in mysite.views, which we started in the previous chapter. Here's what it looks like:
from django.http import HttpResponse
import datetime
def current_datetime(request):
now = datetime.datetime.now()
html = "<html><body>It is now %s.</body></html>" % now
return HttpResponse(html)
Let's change this view to use Django's template system. At first, you might think to do something like this:
from django.template import Template, Context
from django.http import HttpResponse
import datetime
def current_datetime(request):
now = datetime.datetime.now()
t = Template("<html><body>It is now {{ current_date }}.
</body></html>")
html = t.render(Context({'current_date...