# context recognition in vs code with django

**URL:** <https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/context-recognition-in-vs-code-with-django/19081>\
**Category:** Getting Started\
**Created:** [February 24, 2023, 10:17am UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/context-recognition-in-vs-code-with-django/19081 "2023-02-24T10:17:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Stelitsius](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/forum.djangoproject.com/stelitsius/32/12381_2.png) [@Stelitsius](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/Stelitsius)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2023, 10:17am UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/context-recognition-in-vs-code-with-django/19081/1 "2023-02-24T10:17:52Z")

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Hi all, django n00b here!

i was exoerimenting with django and various IDEs to see what best suits me.  
so i was trying the following simple example:  
inside views i defined a function for say home\_page where i returned an html rendered template providing context like so:

```auto
def home_page(request):
    context = {'variable1': 1}
    return render(request, 'homepage.html', context=context)

```

then inside the html page i tried something simple like this

```auto
<h1>Hello!</h1>
{% if variable1 == 1 %}
    var = 1
{% else %}
    var != 1
{% endif %}

```

i understand that after using variable1 for the first time inside the template the ide will propose it every time i type var… but the first time will not know about it?

is there a way to make the template know that variable1 is actually available? is this doable at all? is it a matter of ide? plugin? configuration?

thx for any replies!

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**Author:** ![KenWhitesell](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/forum.djangoproject.com/kenwhitesell/32/280_2.png) [@KenWhitesell](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/KenWhitesell)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2023, 11:32am UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/context-recognition-in-vs-code-with-django/19081/2 "2023-02-24T11:32:35Z")

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There probably isn’t because there’s no direct link between a template and the context.

Different factors apply:

- A template can be rendered by multiple views, each providing a different context, with different variables.

- Context processors exist to “inject” additional data into contexts.

- Multiple rendering engines are possible such that `render` can mean different things.

My suggestion is to always keep in mind that a template is _not_ the “active” component in Django - it’s just data being processed by a rendering engine, as is the context. It’s the rendering engine that is doing the work here.

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**Author:** ![Stelitsius](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/forum.djangoproject.com/stelitsius/32/12381_2.png) [@Stelitsius](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/Stelitsius)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2023, 12:02pm UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/context-recognition-in-vs-code-with-django/19081/3 "2023-02-24T12:02:18Z")

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oh right, i will keep that in mind.

Actually the first point makes perfect sense. about points 2-3 i will need to study some more i guess 🙂

thx for the reply!