Django setting for default template tag output when variable is None?

Question

I am looking for a django setting or programmatic way to make all django template tags show the empty string when the value is None. For example, imagine that I have some django

Answer 1

No such thing exists. That's why the default and default_if_none filters exist. This is a feature; it makes you think about what you're doing instead of relying on some behavior that would often times be misleading. If there's a potential for a variable to be None, then you should plan for that contingency. If the variable should always have some value, then the "None" indicates something is not right. If the default was to just render a blank string, then you would not know whether the value is not defined or is actually a blank string. Write coherent code and forget about shortcuts.