About Rendering a Python Dictionary as JSON
Create a simple template filter to_json to convert Python lists and dictionaries to JSON in your templates:
# core/templatetags/core_filters.py
from django import template
register = template.Library()
@register.filter
def to_json(value):
import json
from django.core.serializers.json import DjangoJSONEncoder
from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe
return mark_safe(json.dumps(value, cls=DjangoJSONEncoder))
Then you can use the filter for an attribute of an HTML tag
{% load core_filters %}
<div data-config='{{ config|to_json }}'></div>
or a JavaScript variable:
{% load core_filters %}
<script>
const config = {{ config|to_json }};
</script>
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