On Jun 11, 3:50 pm, Frank Peterson <fictionalper...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I need to use the stringformat filter on a variable in a template but
> I just want it to grab the first 3 characters of the variable.
>
> {{ object.caption|lower|truncatewords:"1"|stringformat:"3s" }}
>
> Doesnt seem to work.
Use slice (because Python strings are iterables, just like lists):
{{ object.caption|lower|truncatewords:"1"|slice:":3" }}
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