On Sunday, April 10, 2016 at 6:36:24 PM UTC-7, Anthony wrote:
>
> It's just Python -- see
> http://www.diveintopython.net/html_processing/locals_and_globals.html.
> The built-in globals() function returns a dictionary of all the objects in
> the global environment.
>
> Anthony
>
>
Also, the welcome app is meant to show you how to get started, and the view
doesn't know what you are adding in the way of return values. Using
globals() is a way getting everything when it doesn't know how to be more
specific.
> On Sunday, April 10, 2016 at 9:30:48 PM UTC-4, Alex Glaros wrote:
>>
>> I see globals used in the welcome app. Are they something that
>> programmers can make good use of and what are they best suited for?
>>
>> {{if 'message' in globals():}}
>> <h2>{{=message}}</h2>
>> <p class="lead">{{=T('How did you get here?')}}</p>
>> {{elif 'content' in globals():}}
>> {{=content}}
>> {{else:}}
>> {{=BEAUTIFY(response._vars)}}
>> {{pass}}
>>
>> thanks
>>
>> Alex Glaros
>>
>
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