Thanks. But note that I'm not looking for the dict value in MyList, rather: I loop on MyList and (trying to) retrieve the dict value from (another var) BOOK_PHONE with key=loop.counter. I think that makes it a bit more challenging, but still it's a fairly simple case. It's this limitation in the template syntax ... that doesn't allow you to do MyDict[key], instead you need to write MyDict.key (dot). But my key is "loop.counter", and MyDict.loop.counter (2 dots) is too much for the template to be interpreted correctly.
On Sep 8, 12:51 pm, Andre Terra <[email protected]> wrote: > There is an inflexibility indeed, because the template is meant for > designers, not programmers. > > Try {% for key, value in MyList.items %} instead. > > A hackier solution would be to write your custom template tag like {% > get_from_dict foo bar %} to try to get foo[bar]. But in this case you can > just use items(), as it's often the case when iterating over dictionaries. > > Cheers, > AT > > > > > > > > On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 4:24 PM, Rami <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > I have a dict var defined in server side, like PHONE_BOOK={1:'634534', > > 2:'264886', 3:'455346' etc..} > > Then in my django template I have this loop where I need to print the > > PHONE_BOOK[loop counter]: > > {% for Item in MyList %} > > > Item.first_name | PHONE_BOOK.forloop.counter > > > {% endfor %} > > --------------------------------- > > For some reason PHONE_BOOK.forloop.counter doesn't work and neither > > the more direct ways like PHONE_BOOK[forloop.counter]; it seems to me > > that there's a bit of an inflexibility in the django template renderin > > mechanism. > > > Any idea how to solve that? > > > Thanks. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Django users" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > 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 [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en.
