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Clarified how extra_context values are evaluated and, in particular, how to 

pass in a "live" QuerySet. Thanks to Jay Parlar for pointing out the potential
for confusion.


git-svn-id: http://code.djangoproject.com/svn/django/trunk@2931 bcc190cf-cafb-0310-a4f2-bffc1f526a37
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@ -160,10 +160,14 @@ a date in the *future* are not included.
* ``template_loader``: The template loader to use when loading the
template. By default, it's ``django.template.loader``.
* ``extra_context``: A dictionary of values to add to the template context.
If a value in the dictionary is callable, the generic view will call it
just before rendering the template. By default, this is an empty
dictionary.
* ``extra_context``: A dictionary of values to add to the template
context. By default, this is an empty dictionary. If a value in the
dictionary is callable, the generic view will call it
just before rendering the template. If it is not callable, it will be
evaluated once, at import time. Note that QuerySets are not callable, so
if you want to pass in a QuerySet in ``extra_context`` and have it
evaluated at render time, you need to wrap it in a function (that
returns the QuerySet).
* ``allow_empty``: A boolean specifying whether to display the page if no
objects are available. If this is ``False`` and no objects are available,
@ -225,10 +229,14 @@ with a date in the *future* are not displayed.
* ``template_loader``: The template loader to use when loading the
template. By default, it's ``django.template.loader``.
* ``extra_context``: A dictionary of values to add to the template context.
If a value in the dictionary is callable, the generic view will call it
just before rendering the template. By default, this is an empty
dictionary.
* ``extra_context``: A dictionary of values to add to the template
context. By default, this is an empty dictionary. If a value in the
dictionary is callable, the generic view will call it
just before rendering the template. If it is not callable, it will be
evaluated once, at import time. Note that QuerySets are not callable, so
if you want to pass in a QuerySet in ``extra_context`` and have it
evaluated at render time, you need to wrap it in a function (that
returns the QuerySet).
* ``allow_empty``: A boolean specifying whether to display the page if no
objects are available. If this is ``False`` and no objects are available,
@ -287,10 +295,14 @@ date in the *future* are not displayed.
* ``template_loader``: The template loader to use when loading the
template. By default, it's ``django.template.loader``.
* ``extra_context``: A dictionary of values to add to the template context.
If a value in the dictionary is callable, the generic view will call it
just before rendering the template. By default, this is an empty
dictionary.
* ``extra_context``: A dictionary of values to add to the template
context. By default, this is an empty dictionary. If a value in the
dictionary is callable, the generic view will call it
just before rendering the template. If it is not callable, it will be
evaluated once, at import time. Note that QuerySets are not callable, so
if you want to pass in a QuerySet in ``extra_context`` and have it
evaluated at render time, you need to wrap it in a function (that
returns the QuerySet).
* ``allow_empty``: A boolean specifying whether to display the page if no
objects are available. If this is ``False`` and no objects are available,
@ -360,10 +372,14 @@ in the *future* are not displayed.
* ``template_loader``: The template loader to use when loading the
template. By default, it's ``django.template.loader``.
* ``extra_context``: A dictionary of values to add to the template context.
If a value in the dictionary is callable, the generic view will call it
just before rendering the template. By default, this is an empty
dictionary.
* ``extra_context``: A dictionary of values to add to the template
context. By default, this is an empty dictionary. If a value in the
dictionary is callable, the generic view will call it
just before rendering the template. If it is not callable, it will be
evaluated once, at import time. Note that QuerySets are not callable, so
if you want to pass in a QuerySet in ``extra_context`` and have it
evaluated at render time, you need to wrap it in a function (that
returns the QuerySet).
* ``allow_empty``: A boolean specifying whether to display the page if no
objects are available. If this is ``False`` and no objects are available,
@ -436,10 +452,14 @@ a 404 error, regardless of whether any objects exist for future days.
* ``template_loader``: The template loader to use when loading the
template. By default, it's ``django.template.loader``.
* ``extra_context``: A dictionary of values to add to the template context.
If a value in the dictionary is callable, the generic view will call it
just before rendering the template. By default, this is an empty
dictionary.
* ``extra_context``: A dictionary of values to add to the template
context. By default, this is an empty dictionary. If a value in the
dictionary is callable, the generic view will call it
just before rendering the template. If it is not callable, it will be
evaluated once, at import time. Note that QuerySets are not callable, so
if you want to pass in a QuerySet in ``extra_context`` and have it
evaluated at render time, you need to wrap it in a function (that
returns the QuerySet).
* ``allow_empty``: A boolean specifying whether to display the page if no
objects are available. If this is ``False`` and no objects are available,
@ -543,10 +563,14 @@ A page representing an individual object.
* ``template_loader``: The template loader to use when loading the
template. By default, it's ``django.template.loader``.
* ``extra_context``: A dictionary of values to add to the template context.
If a value in the dictionary is callable, the generic view will call it
just before rendering the template. By default, this is an empty
dictionary.
* ``extra_context``: A dictionary of values to add to the template
context. By default, this is an empty dictionary. If a value in the
dictionary is callable, the generic view will call it
just before rendering the template. If it is not callable, it will be
evaluated once, at import time. Note that QuerySets are not callable, so
if you want to pass in a QuerySet in ``extra_context`` and have it
evaluated at render time, you need to wrap it in a function (that
returns the QuerySet).
* ``context_processors``: A list of template-context processors to apply to
the view's template. See the `RequestContext docs`_.
@ -600,10 +624,14 @@ A page representing a list of objects.
* ``template_loader``: The template loader to use when loading the
template. By default, it's ``django.template.loader``.
* ``extra_context``: A dictionary of values to add to the template context.
If a value in the dictionary is callable, the generic view will call it
just before rendering the template. By default, this is an empty
dictionary.
* ``extra_context``: A dictionary of values to add to the template
context. By default, this is an empty dictionary. If a value in the
dictionary is callable, the generic view will call it
just before rendering the template. If it is not callable, it will be
evaluated once, at import time. Note that QuerySets are not callable, so
if you want to pass in a QuerySet in ``extra_context`` and have it
evaluated at render time, you need to wrap it in a function (that
returns the QuerySet).
* ``allow_empty``: A boolean specifying whether to display the page if no
objects are available. If this is ``False`` and no objects are available,
@ -697,10 +725,14 @@ A page representing an individual object.
* ``template_loader``: The template loader to use when loading the
template. By default, it's ``django.template.loader``.
* ``extra_context``: A dictionary of values to add to the template context.
If a value in the dictionary is callable, the generic view will call it
just before rendering the template. By default, this is an empty
dictionary.
* ``extra_context``: A dictionary of values to add to the template
context. By default, this is an empty dictionary. If a value in the
dictionary is callable, the generic view will call it
just before rendering the template. If it is not callable, it will be
evaluated once, at import time. Note that QuerySets are not callable, so
if you want to pass in a QuerySet in ``extra_context`` and have it
evaluated at render time, you need to wrap it in a function (that
returns the QuerySet).
* ``context_processors``: A list of template-context processors to apply to
the view's template. See the `RequestContext docs`_.
@ -764,10 +796,14 @@ automatic manipulators that come with Django models.
* ``template_loader``: The template loader to use when loading the
template. By default, it's ``django.template.loader``.
* ``extra_context``: A dictionary of values to add to the template context.
If a value in the dictionary is callable, the generic view will call it
just before rendering the template. By default, this is an empty
dictionary.
* ``extra_context``: A dictionary of values to add to the template
context. By default, this is an empty dictionary. If a value in the
dictionary is callable, the generic view will call it
just before rendering the template. If it is not callable, it will be
evaluated once, at import time. Note that QuerySets are not callable, so
if you want to pass in a QuerySet in ``extra_context`` and have it
evaluated at render time, you need to wrap it in a function (that
returns the QuerySet).
* ``context_processors``: A list of template-context processors to apply to
the view's template. See the `RequestContext docs`_.
@ -843,10 +879,14 @@ object. This uses the automatic manipulators that come with Django models.
* ``template_loader``: The template loader to use when loading the
template. By default, it's ``django.template.loader``.
* ``extra_context``: A dictionary of values to add to the template context.
If a value in the dictionary is callable, the generic view will call it
just before rendering the template. By default, this is an empty
dictionary.
* ``extra_context``: A dictionary of values to add to the template
context. By default, this is an empty dictionary. If a value in the
dictionary is callable, the generic view will call it
just before rendering the template. If it is not callable, it will be
evaluated once, at import time. Note that QuerySets are not callable, so
if you want to pass in a QuerySet in ``extra_context`` and have it
evaluated at render time, you need to wrap it in a function (that
returns the QuerySet).
* ``context_processors``: A list of template-context processors to apply to
the view's template. See the `RequestContext docs`_.
@ -924,10 +964,14 @@ contain a form that POSTs to the same URL.
* ``template_loader``: The template loader to use when loading the
template. By default, it's ``django.template.loader``.
* ``extra_context``: A dictionary of values to add to the template context.
If a value in the dictionary is callable, the generic view will call it
just before rendering the template. By default, this is an empty
dictionary.
* ``extra_context``: A dictionary of values to add to the template
context. By default, this is an empty dictionary. If a value in the
dictionary is callable, the generic view will call it
just before rendering the template. If it is not callable, it will be
evaluated once, at import time. Note that QuerySets are not callable, so
if you want to pass in a QuerySet in ``extra_context`` and have it
evaluated at render time, you need to wrap it in a function (that
returns the QuerySet).
* ``context_processors``: A list of template-context processors to apply to
the view's template. See the `RequestContext docs`_.