Django: accessing session variables from within a template?

Question

If I set a session variable in Django, like:

request.session[\"name\"] = \"name\"

Is there a way I can access it from within a template, o

Answer 1

request.session is a dictionary like any other, so you just use the normal template mechanism for attributes and members:

{{ request.session.name }}

Don't forget to pass the request into the template context, or even better ensure you are using RequestContext and have the request context processor enabled. See the documentation.