It is possible to use Jinja2 in some templates while keeping others using the Django default template engine in the same Django project. However, you cannot directly mix Jinja2 and Django templates within the same template file because they have different syntax and engines. Here's how you can configure your project to use both:
Configuring Jinja2 in Django
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Install Jinja2: Ensure Jinja2 is installed in your project. You can install it using pip:
bashpip install jinja2
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Create a Jinja2 Setup File: In your project directory, create a file named
jinja2.py
. This file will configure the Jinja2 environment. -
Populate
jinja2.py
: Add the following code tojinja2.py
to set up the Jinja2 environment:pythonfrom django.templatetags.static import static from django.urls import reverse from jinja2 import Environment from django.contrib.humanize.templatetags.humanize import apnumber, intcomma, intword, naturalday, naturaltime, ordinal def environment(**options): env = Environment(**options) env.globals.update({ 'static': static, 'url': reverse, }) env.filters.update({ 'apnumber': apnumber, 'intcomma': intcomma, 'intword': intword, 'naturalday': naturalday, 'naturaltime': naturaltime, 'ordinal': ordinal, }) return env
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Update
settings.py
: In yoursettings.py
, add the Jinja2 backend to theTEMPLATES
configuration:pythonTEMPLATES = [ { 'BACKEND': 'django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates', 'DIRS': [], 'APP_DIRS': True, 'OPTIONS': { 'context_processors': [ # Your context processors here ], }, }, { 'BACKEND': 'django.template.backends.jinja2.Jinja2', 'DIRS': [], 'APP_DIRS': True, 'OPTIONS': { 'environment': 'your_project.jinja2.environment', }, }, ]
Using Both Template Engines
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Django Templates: Use
.html
files for Django templates. These will be rendered by the Django template engine. -
Jinja2 Templates: You can either use
.jinja2
or.html
files for Jinja2 templates. To differentiate, you can configure Django to look for Jinja2 templates in specific directories or use a different file extension.
However, you cannot mix Jinja2 and Django template syntax within the same file. If you need to use both in the same template, consider using a wrapper template that includes parts rendered by each engine separately.
Example Directory Structure
To keep things organized, you might structure your project like this:
my_project/
├── my_project/
│ ├── __init__.py
│ ├── jinja2.py
│ ├── settings.py
│ └── ...
├── my_app/
│ ├── templates/
│ │ ├── django_templates/
│ │ │ └── index.html
│ │ └── jinja_templates/
│ │ └── base.jinja2
│ └── ...
└── manage.py
In this setup, Django templates are stored in django_templates/
, and Jinja2 templates are stored in jinja_templates/
. Ensure that your DIRS
and APP_DIRS
settings correctly point to these directories.
Conclusion
While you can use both Jinja2 and Django templates in the same project, you need to manage them separately and ensure that each template is rendered by the correct engine. This approach allows for a gradual transition or coexistence of both template engines within your project.
Citations:
- https://gist.github.com/cryocaustik/1589b7febb71052d494eefa894425b9b
- https://w.wol.ph/2013/07/28/mixing-django-with-jinja2-without-losing-template-debugging/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/django/comments/1cx40ok/is_it_possible_to_use_django_templates_and_jinja/
- https://jinja.palletsprojects.com/en/stable/integration/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/django/comments/10k4kee/django_templates_dtl_jinja_jinjax/
- https://www.webforefront.com/django/jinjaconfiguration.html
- https://stackoverflow.com/questions/47072412/how-to-integrate-django-authentication-with-jinja2-templates-properly
- https://stackoverflow.com/questions/30701631/how-to-use-jinja2-as-a-templating-engine-in-django-1-8
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