Extending a template - error

[MerMer]

I am trying to extend a template.  My parent Template is in
mysite/mytemplates/promotions/
and the child template is in mysite/mytemplates/polls/

I get the following error saying that the template cannot be found when
I try:-

{% extends "mytemplates/promotions/promotion_list.htm" %}

The error reads:-

In template
c:/python24/lib/site-packages/django/bin/mysite/mytemplates\polls/index.html,
error at line 1
Template 'mytemplates/promotions/promotion_list.html' cannot be
extended, because it doesn't exist
1

It's strange that the error message is showing that the slash after
mytemplates ichanges to a  backslash from a forward slash. I'm
wondering if I have something wrong with my setup because I've also
noticed I can't run any javascripts - even though they seem to be
installed in the right directory.   That said, I have other templates
(which are not child templates) which load fine within the promotions
directory and the polls directory.

MerMer


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[MerMer]

I've now moved the parent template into the same directory as the child
template but I'm still getting the same error.

Exception Value:   Template 'results.html' cannot be extended, because
it doesn't exist
Exception Location:
        C:\Python24\lib\site-packages\django_src\django\template\loader_tags.py
in get_parent, line 58
Template error

In template
c:/python24/lib/site-packages/django/bin/mysite/mytemplates\polls/index.html,
error at line 1


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[Julio Nobrega]

  I think templates to be inherited must be on the base template
dir... I remember reading this somewhere but can't find references
online. Can you test please?


On 10/12/06, MerMer <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> I've now moved the parent template into the same directory as the child
> template but I'm still getting the same error.
>

--
Julio Nobrega - http://www.inerciasensorial.com.br

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[Malcolm Tredinnick]

On Thu, 2006-10-12 at 05:36 -0700, MerMer wrote:
> I am trying to extend a template.  My parent Template is in
> mysite/mytemplates/promotions/
> and the child template is in mysite/mytemplates/polls/
>
> I get the following error saying that the template cannot be found when
> I try:-
>
> {% extends "mytemplates/promotions/promotion_list.htm" %}

What does your TEMPLATE_DIRS setting look like? It seems like the above
path to your template is way too long for any likely settings you would
have there.

The argument in the {% extends ... %} tag is appended to each of the
prefixes in TEMPLATE_DIRS in turn until the file is found (if no
success, the error you see is raised).

So I suspect you have the name of the template incorrect in the above
line.

Regards,
Malcolm



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[MerMer]

my settings look like the following:-

TEMPLATE_DIRS = (
    "c:/python24/lib/site-packages/django/bin/mysite/mytemplates",

When I set up Django I just put in the full path in the belief that
this would make things easier while I was testing stuff.

MerMer


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[MerMer]

Julio,

I not sure what directory you're refering to.  The tutorial is quite
explicit that one should create your own template directory within your
site.  It wouldn't make any sense if these then had to refer to base
templates elsewhere.

MerMer


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[donarb-2]

On Oct 12, 2006, at 8:03 AM, MerMer wrote:
>
> my settings look like the following:-
>
> TEMPLATE_DIRS = (
>     "c:/python24/lib/site-packages/django/bin/mysite/mytemplates",
>
> When I set up Django I just put in the full path in the belief that
> this would make things easier while I was testing stuff.

you previously wrote:

> {% extends "mytemplates/promotions/promotion_list.htm" %}



If your template library is called 'mytemplates', then don't use that  
part of the path in the extends call. Your extends call should only  
specify the rest of the path needed to find the file (essentially,  
the system should be able to join the TEMPLATE_DIRS path and the  
extends path to find the file). So your extends should read:

{% extends "promotions/promotion_list.htm" %}

You don't necessarily need to use a full path in your TEMPLATE_DIRS.  
If the template folder is directly inside the project folder, you can  
simply code that folder name.

Don


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[MerMer]

Don,

Thanks for the advice - but it's not working for me.

My full path is
"c:/python24/lib/site-packages/django/bin/mysite/mytemplates" which
works.

I've tried "/mytemplates" and "mysite/mytemplates" as the TEMPLATE_DIR
path but they don't.

The {% extends "promotion_list.htmt"%} is not working even when I moved
the promotion_list template into the same directory as the child
template.

I'm probably making some realy rookie mistake - but I can't see it.
MerMer


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[donarb-2]

On Oct 12, 2006, at 12:29 PM, MerMer wrote:

>
> Don,
>
> Thanks for the advice - but it's not working for me.
>
> My full path is
> "c:/python24/lib/site-packages/django/bin/mysite/mytemplates" which
> works.
>
> I've tried "/mytemplates" and "mysite/mytemplates" as the TEMPLATE_DIR
> path but they don't.
>
> The {% extends "promotion_list.htmt"%} is not working even when I  
> moved
> the promotion_list template into the same directory as the child
> template.
>
> I'm probably making some realy rookie mistake - but I can't see it.
> MerMer

Your TEMPLATE_DIR should not have a leading '/' otherwise the system  
will be looking for a top level directory, meaning that it will treat  
it as a full path (also known as an absolute path). You should code  
it as 'mytemplates' (this is a relative path, and Django will look  
for it relative to your project folder).

On a different note, I wouldn't put my project folder into Django's  
bin folder. That folder's purpose is to store scripts used for  
maintaining Django. Nothing particularly wrong with that, but I liken  
it to storing food in my bathroom (a place for everything and  
everything in its place).

Don


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[MerMer]

 I've now got the TEMPLATE_DIR as 'mytemplates' and that's fixed it.
Your advice on what is an absolute and relative path was very helpful.
Many thanks.

Based on the above, could you give me some examples on what my Media
Root and URL, and Admin Media Prefix should be.  I think I'm also
having issues with those.

Cheers

MerMer


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