embedding generated img inside django template

Question

how would I embedded generated image inside django template?

something like

return render_to_response(\'graph.html\', { \'img\': get_graph() })         


        

Answer 1

You can map a URL to one of your view functions that returns an HttpResponse with image data and use this URL as the src for your element e.g.

urls.py

from django.conf.urls.defaults import *

urlpatterns = patterns('',
    (r'^image/', 'views.get_image'),
)

views.py

from django.http import HttpResponse

def get_image(request):
    image_data = get_graph() # assuming this returns PNG data
    return HttpResponse(image_data, mimetype="image/png")

index.html