Detect mobile browser (not just iPhone) in python view

Question

I have a web application written in Django that has one specific page I\'d like to implement a mobile version of the template (and slightly different logic) for. I\'d like t

Answer 1

best practice: use minidetector to add the extra info to the request, then use django's built in request context to pass it to your templates like so.

from django.shortcuts import render_to_response
from django.template import RequestContext

def my_view_on_mobile_and_desktop(request)
    .....
    render_to_response('regular_template.html', 
                       {'my vars to template':vars}, 
                       context_instance=RequestContext(request))

then in your template you are able to introduce stuff like:

  
  {% block head %}
    
  {% if request.mobile %}
    
  {% else %}
    
  {% endif %}
  
  
    

      {% include "_navigation.html" %}
    
    {% if not request.mobile %}
    

      
 sidebar content not fit for mobile 
    
    {% endif %>
    

      

        {% if not request.mobile %}
        

          
 aside content 
        
        {% endif %}
        
 article content