Browser doesn't display newlines when using "\n".join() in Django

Question

My code in Django is:

from django.shortcuts import render
from django.http import HttpResponse
from .models import Post

# Create your views here.

def index(request):
    list_posts = Post.objects.order_by('-publish')[:5]
    output = ',\n'.join([p.slug for p in list_posts])
    return HttpResponse(output)

The view runs without errors, but I do not see the newlines in the browser.

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Please edit your question, and give a bit more information on what you are trying to achieve, what steps you took and particularly what "run is True but don't run ',\n'" is supposed to mean. — i.terrible
– i.terrible, Commented Jun 29, 2018 at 15:36
Also, it's better to post your results as text as well, not images. — Nick Slavsky
– Nick Slavsky, Commented Jun 29, 2018 at 15:43

Alasdair · Accepted Answer · 2018-06-29 15:50:12Z

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If you look at the page source in your browser, it will contain \n, but your browser will display these as regular spaces.

You can use a <br> tag if you want your browser to display each slug on a new line.

output = '<br>'.join([p.slug for p in list_posts])

edited Jun 29, 2018 at 15:50

answered Jun 29, 2018 at 15:36

Alasdair

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