> Folks,
> 
> I'd really love to be able to do something like this:
> {% if videoObject.rating > 0 %}*{% endif %}
> {% if videoObject.rating > 1 %}*{% endif %}
> {% if videoObject.rating > 2 %}*{% endif %}
> 
> To display an appropriate number of stars for a video clip in a
> template.
> 
> Right now, I'm resorting to creating n-element lists for each video,
> where n corresponds to the video's rating, and then using a for loop to
> cycle through those lists and display a star for each loop cycle.  This
> is horrible.  It makes for a proliferation of barely used list objects,
> and it makes both my view and my template code hard to read.
> 
> Am I missing something?  Why can't I do an actual comparison inside of
> an if tag?  Can I fix this or use some other tag or download some patch
> or...?
> 
> Thanks,
> Mae

How about adding a method to your Video model?

Video model:
def get_rating_stars(self):
     return "***" # Implementation left as an exercise for the reader ;-)

Template:
{{ videoObject.get_rating_stars }}

Jonathan.

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