Django Pass custom variables to template while using default views

Question

I am currently using a default django view (PasswordChangeView), but I have my own custom template that I want to use with it. I am achieving this by writing this:

path('changepassword/', PasswordChangeView.as_view(template_name='account/change_password.html', 
                                     success_url = '/changepassword/'), name='password_change'),

But in that template there is a variable like so: {{ var }}. Is there a way I can pass a value to that variable from urls.py? Or do I need to create an entire new custom view to pass this single variable?

willeM_ Van Onsem · Accepted Answer · 2020-06-25 20:37:51Z

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Yes, you can pass extra parameters with:

path(
    'changepassword/',
    PasswordChangeView.as_view(
        template_name='account/change_password.html', 
        success_url = '/changepassword/'
    ),
    name='password_change',
    kwargs={'var': value_of_var}
),

Where you replace value_of_var with the value {{ var }} should use. This works because the URL parameters are also passed to as variables to the template.

answered Jun 25, 2020 at 20:37

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3 Comments

figbar Over a year ago

Sorry I wasn't specific enough in my question. This worked for fixed value variables, but is there any way to pass things based on 'request'? (such as request.user.is_anonymous, which normally I can use in a view.)

figbar Over a year ago

Like this: stackoverflow.com/questions/4838480/… but for the newer django version

willeM_ Van Onsem Over a year ago

@figbar: the request object is also passed to the template, you can thus for example write {% if request.user.is_authenticated %}...{% endif %} in the template.

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