django view to get and render a the most recent *limit* posts on www.alexschoof.com

gistfile1.py

def post_list(request, limit):
    posts_table = get_posts_table()
    recent_posts = [x for x in posts_table.query(postType__eq="blog:posts", timePosted__gt=0, limit=limit, reverse=False)]
    for post in recent_posts:
        post["datetimePosted"] = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(post["timePosted"])
    return render(request, "post_list.html", {
                                              "posts": recent_posts,
                                              "sitewide_settings": sitewide_settings
                                              })