Django – what is the difference between render(), render_to_response() and direct_to_template()?
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.8/topics/http/shortcuts/#render render(request, template[, dictionary][, context_instance][, content_type][, status][, current_app]) render() is a brand spanking new shortcut for render_to_response in 1.3 that will automatically use RequestContext that I will most definitely be using from now on. 2020 EDIT: It should be noted that render_to_response() was removed in Django 3.0 https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.8/topics/http/shortcuts/#render-to-response render_to_response(template[, dictionary][, context_instance][, mimetype])ΒΆ render_to_response is your … Read more