Numeric for loop in Django templates

Question

How do I write a numeric for loop in a Django template? I mean something like

for i = 1 to n

Answer 1

This essentially requires a range function. A Django feature ticket was raised (https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/13088) for this but closed as "won't fix" with the following comment.

My impression of this idea is that it is trying to lead to programming in the template. If you have a list of options that need to be rendered, they should be computed in the view, not in the template. If that's as simple as a range of values, then so be it.

They have a good point - Templates are supposed to be very simple representations of the view. You should create the limited required data in the view and pass to the template in the context.