>> It >> did not look like I had any control over the tags at all. > > I can tell you you have full control over the whole HTTP response's content > and headers. And FWIW, this has nothing to do with templating systems. >
That's good to know. Actually, it's more that good: I am looking into Django again. >> Can you provide a code example of printing the variable "torvalds" in >> the GET request? >> http://example.com/page.py?torvalds=tux >> Should return this: >> <html><body><p>tux</p></body></html> >> >> And something similar for a POST request? > > > Using which framework ? If it's about Turbogears, I don't use it so I can't > answer. If it's using Pylons, you can use almost whatever templating system > you want - or not use any. If it's with Django, do you want it with or > without the templating system ? > I'd love to see the non-templating Pylons example, and/or the Django example. Better yet, a link to example code or the appropriate chapter of TFM would be welcome. So far as I can tell, the fine manual does not cover non-template output. >> I hate to ask for code, but this conversation would be easier that way. > > Mmmm.... May I suggest that you first read the relevant documentation for > the aforementionned frameworks ? > Yes, please! Where in the Django docs is the relevant chapter? > Ok, here's a Django example without a template: > > # views.py > def index(request): > torvalds = request.GET.get("torvalds", "No torvalds here") > return HttpResponse("<html><body>%s</body></html>" % torvalds) > > Allright, but what if I need to output in the middle of the page? Say, one row of a table that is neither the end nor beginning of the code? I ask because the construct "return" makes me believe that this is not good for this purpose. > and here's an exemple using a template: > > # templates/index.html > > <html> > <body> > {{ torvalds }} > </body> > </html > > > # views.py > def index(request): > torvalds = request.GET.get("torvalds", "No torvalds here") > return render_to_response("index.html", dict(torvalds=torvalds)) > Again, how could I output something in the middle of the page with the templates? -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
