django.views.generic.simple

gistfile1.pyw

def direct_to_template(request, template, extra_context=None, mimetype=None, **kwargs):
    """
    Render a given template with any extra URL parameters in the context as
    ``{{ params }}``.
    """
    if extra_context is None: extra_context = {}
    dictionary = {'params': kwargs}
    for key, value in extra_context.items():
        if callable(value):
            dictionary[key] = value()
        else:
            dictionary[key] = value
    c = RequestContext(request, dictionary)
    t = loader.get_template(template)
    return HttpResponse(t.render(c), mimetype=mimetype)