gistfile1.py

def page_management(request, items, num_items):
    """
        Gets the page data from the post of a request.
        Returns a dict with the actual page information.
    """
    page_change = request.POST.get('quiz_page_change', '')
    paginator = Paginator([item for item in items], num_items)

    if page_change == 'Previous':
        page_to_render = request.POST.get('prev_page', '1')
    elif page_change == 'Next':
        page_to_render = request.POST.get('next_page', '1')
    else:
        page_to_render = 1

    try:
        page_num = int(page_to_render)
    except ValueError:
        page_num = 1

    #Gets the selected page
    try:
        page = paginator.page(page_num)
    except (EmptyPage, InvalidPage):
        page = paginator.page(paginator.num_pages)

    #Get the page objects
    page_items = page.object_list

    #Next page number
    page_next = page.next_page_number() if page.has_next() else None

    #Previous page number
    page_previous = page.previous_page_number() if page.has_previous() else None

    return {'page_items':page_items,
            'page':page,
            'next_page': page_next,
            'previous_page': page_previous}