Moderate Django MVT Question 98 of 228

What is a context processor?

Python & Django · Speak this in 60–90 seconds · Faridabad & Delhi NCR

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Simple meaning

A context processor is a function that receives the request and returns a dict merged into every template context.

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STEPS — What happens step by step?

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A context processor is
a function that receives the request and returns a dict merged into every template context.
2
Django uses them for
request, debug, and auth.
3
Custom processors are a
good place for nav counts, not for per-view queries that belong in the view.
4
Give an example
One tiny concrete case you can say aloud.
5
Common mistake
What juniors usually get wrong.
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Close
When you pick this over the alternative.

EXAMPLE — See it in action

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“Django uses them for request, debug, and auth.”

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Djangousesthemforrequestdebug

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Key takeaway

A context processor is a function that receives the request and returns a dict merged into every template context. Django uses them for request, debug, and auth.