What is render_to_response?

It performs three functions.

1. load the template

2. render the output

3. create the HttpResponse

e.g., In views.py

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from django.shortcuts import render_to_response

def home_page(request):

return render_to_response(‘home.html’,
{‘card_list’:Card.objects.all(), ‘user’: request.user})

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home.html

is the name of the template file

{‘card_list’:Card.objects.all(), ‘user’: request.user}

is the Context to pass to the home.html