[1.6.x] Fixed #23737 -- Recommended the render() shortcut more strongly.

Thanks Aymeric Augustin for the report.

Backport of f85fcc75e3 from master
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Tim Graham 2014-10-30 18:34:10 -04:00
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@ -422,26 +422,9 @@ optional, third positional argument, ``processors``. In this example, the
shortcut to populate a template with the contents of a dictionary, your
template will be passed a ``Context`` instance by default (not a
``RequestContext``). To use a ``RequestContext`` in your template
rendering, pass an optional third argument to
:func:`~django.shortcuts.render_to_response()`: a ``RequestContext``
instance. Your code might look like this::
from django.shortcuts import render_to_response
from django.template import RequestContext
def some_view(request):
# ...
return render_to_response('my_template.html',
my_data_dictionary,
context_instance=RequestContext(request))
Alternatively, use the :meth:`~django.shortcuts.render()` shortcut which is
rendering, use the :meth:`~django.shortcuts.render()` shortcut which is
the same as a call to :func:`~django.shortcuts.render_to_response()` with a
context_instance argument that forces the use of a ``RequestContext``.
Note that the contents of a supplied dictionary (``my_data_dictionary``
in this example) will take precedence over any variables supplied by
context processors or the ``RequestContext``.
``context_instance`` argument that forces the use of a ``RequestContext``.
Here's what each of the default processors does: