Re: "Variables and attributes may not begin with underscores" error

I think the reason is that underscore-prefixed attributes are generally considered to be private. Accessing them in templates doesn't seem like good practice. On Friday, June 29, 2018 at 6:44:56 PM UTC-4, Gregory Kaleka wrote: > > The docs do mention it on the more complete template api page >

Re: "Variables and attributes may not begin with underscores" error

The docs do mention it on the more complete template api page , though there isn't an explanation as to the reason. I would say it should at least be added to the template docs you link to. On Friday, June 29, 2018

"Variables and attributes may not begin with underscores" error

Hi, anyone knows the rationale for forbidding variables and attributes with an initial underscore in django templates? This limitation is here from day 0 https://github.com/django/django/blob/ed114e15106192b22ebb78ef5bf5bce72b419d13/django/core/template.py#L261 and docs doesn't mention it (or simpl