You could use a context processor, which is basically a function that adds variables to *every* template that gets called from a properly setup view. I assume the view you are using does apply context processors, and defining one is as easy as:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3722174/django-template-inheritance-and-context/3731459#3731459 You can try step #3 once you feel confident enough to write views (they are very simple!) Cheers, André Terra (airstrike) On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 5:12 PM, Brent <brentba...@gmail.com> wrote: > Sorry, I meant I was hoping to avoid diving into defining my own views > until later. > > On Jul 11, 1:08 pm, Brent <brentba...@gmail.com> wrote: > > So I need to create a custom view? (I can't use an existing view)? I > > was hoping to avoid diving into templates until later, after I've > > become a little more familiar with the python/html code. > > > > On Jul 11, 11:48 am, Andre Terra <andrete...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > This is done in your view: > > > > >https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/templates/api/#subclassing-. > .. > > > > > Cheers > > > > > On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 3:12 PM, Brent <brentba...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Is this done in urls.py? > > > > > > On Jul 11, 10:55 am, Andre Terra <andrete...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Pass user.get_profile() as a template variable instead by adding it > to > > > > the > > > > > template context. > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > André > > > > > > > On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 2:50 PM, Brent <brentba...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > > Okay, thanks. This is really helpful. > > > > > > > > I am having trouble calling get_profile() from within my > profile.html > > > > > > template, though. Here is my stack trace: > > > > > > > >http://dpaste.com/566583/ > > > > > > > > I tried calling get_profile without the (), which got rid of the > > > > > > error, but no data showed up. > > > > > > > > On Jul 11, 10:15 am, Andre Terra <andrete...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > All you have to do is add the following code to your models.py > (or > > > > any > > > > > > other > > > > > > > module that gets loaded by django, for that matter): > > > > > > > > > # models.py > > > > > > > from django.db.models import signals > > > > > > > > > def create_user_profile(sender, instance, created, **kwargs): > > > > > > > if created: > > > > > > > UserProfile.objects.create(user=instance) > > > > > > > > > signals.post_save.connect(create_user_profile, sender=User) > > > > > > > > > (assuming your profile model is called UserProfile, of course). > > > > > > > > > When django loads models.py, it will call that connect() method > which > > > > in > > > > > > > turn makes create_user_profile get called every time the sender > model > > > > > > (User) > > > > > > > is saved (hence the 'post_save'). > > > > > > > > > More on this athttps:// > docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/signals/ > > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > > André Terra > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 2:09 PM, Brent <brentba...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > > > > I am having trouble with this line of the tutorial: "You need > to > > > > > > > > register a handler for the signal > > > > django.db.models.signals.post_save > > > > > > > > on the User model, and, in the handler, if created=True, > create the > > > > > > > > associated user profile." > > > > > > > > > > It seems I need to edit the User model. I am confused, > though, > > > > because > > > > > > > > I am using the User model included in django.contrib, and I > am very > > > > > > > > hesitant to edit files that are not in my project directory. > > > > > > > > > > Is this bad design to be using a mix of things I've written > on my > > > > own, > > > > > > > > and things that were already included in Django? (i.e. should > I > > > > write > > > > > > > > everything from scratch?) > > > > > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > > > > > On Jul 11, 9:54 am, Micha³ Sawicz <mic...@sawicz.net> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Dnia 2011-07-11, pon o godzinie 09:48 -0700, Brent pisze: > > > > > > > > > > > > How do I use a foreign key, though? In other words, how > do I > > > > tell > > > > > > my > > > > > > > > > > code to look at UserProfile rather than just user? > > > > > > > > > https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.3/topics/auth/#storing-additional. > > > > .. > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > Micha³ (Saviq) Sawicz <mic...@sawicz.net> > > > > > > > > > > > signature.asc > > > > > > > > > < 1KViewDownload > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the > Google > > > > > > Groups > > > > > > > > "Django users" group. > > > > > > > > To post to this group, send email to > django-users@googlegroups.com > > > > . > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > > > > > django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > > > > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > > > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en. > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the > Google > > > > Groups > > > > > > "Django users" group. > > > > > > To post to this group, send email to > django-users@googlegroups.com. > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > > > django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en. > > > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > > > "Django users" group. > > > > To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com. > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Django users" group. > To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. 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