Passing JSON data to the front end using Django

Question

Is there a way to pass JSON objects to the front end of a web template if using the Django framework or Python in general?

For example, if I want to send an object t

Answer 1

Sure, just setup a view that returns JSON and make a request to it. Here's a simple example:

import json      
from django.http import HttpResponse
from django.template import Template, Context

def ajax(request):
    """returns json response"""
    return HttpResponse(json.dumps({'foo': 'bar'}), mimetype='application/json')

def index(request):
    """simple index page which uses jquery to make a single get request to /ajax, alerting the value of foo"""
    t = Template("""
    
      
       
       
     
    """)
    return HttpResponse(t.render(Context()))

# urlconf
urlpatterns = patterns('',
    (r'^$', index),
    (r'^ajax/', ajax),
)