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Custom Simple Template Tags
Simple tags are Python functions that return a string or value to be displayed directly in your HTML templates.
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from django import templateimport datetimeregister = template.Library()@register.simple_tagdef current_year():return datetime.datetime.now().year
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register = template.Library()
An instance used to register your custom tags with the template engine.
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@register.simple_tag
A decorator that tells Django this function is a template tag.
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return datetime.datetime.now().year
The value returned here is what will be rendered in the template.