Re: Context processor a bit too helpful

[Simon Willison]

On Jan 8, 6:47 am, Michael Hipp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Learning about context processors, I have one like this:
>
> def bold_word(request):
>      html = "A <b>bold</b> word."
>      return {'bold_word': html,}
>
> I expected a *bold* word to show up in the browser, but instead here's
> what is sent:
>
>    A &lt;b&gt;bold&lt;/b&gt; word.
>
> So the angle brackets show up (literally) in the browser.
>
> How do I say "no thanks" to this helpfulness so my html can to thru?

You can mark the string as "safe" in your context processor:

from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe

def bold_word(request):
     html = mark_safe("A <b>bold</b> word.")
     return {'bold_word': html,}

Cheers,

Simon
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