a basic cookie cutter view pastie with general imports and a base index action

django-generic-view.py

from django.http import Http404, HttpResponse, HttpResponsePermanentRedirect
from django.template import RequestContext, loader
from django.shortcuts import render_to_response

def index(request):
    cxt = {}
    return render_to_response('main/index.html', 
           cxt, context_instance=RequestContext(request))