Django Django Templates

Question 1

What syntax is used to output a variable in a Django template?

Accepted Answer

Answer

Double curly braces {{ }} are the Django template tag for rendering variable values; single curly-percent {% %} is used for block tags.

Question 2

Which template tag is used to extend a base template in Django?

Accepted Answer

{% extends 'base.html' %}

Answer

{% extends %} must be the first tag in a child template and tells Django to use the named template as the parent layout.

Question 3

What does the `{% block %}` tag do in Django templates?

Accepted Answer

Defines a named region in a parent template that child templates can override

Answer

{% block name %}...{% endblock %} defines a replaceable region in a parent template, which child templates override using the same block name.

Question 4

How do you apply a template filter to a variable in Django?

Accepted Answer

Answer

The pipe character | applies a template filter to a variable, e.g., {{ name|upper }} converts the name to uppercase.

Question 5

Which Django template filter converts a string to all uppercase?

Accepted Answer

upper

Answer

The upper filter converts all characters in the string to uppercase, e.g., {{ 'hello'|upper }} outputs 'HELLO'.

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