template.loader.render_to_string()

render_to_string(template_name, context=None, request=None, using=None) [source]

render_to_string() loads a template like get_template() and calls its render() method immediately. It takes the following arguments.

template_name

The name of the template to load and render. If it’s a list of template names, Django uses select_template() instead of get_template() to find the template.

context

A dict to be used as the template’s context for rendering.

request

An optional HttpRequest that will be available during the template’s rendering process.

using

An optional template engine NAME. The search for the template will be restricted to that engine.

Usage example:

from django.template.loader import render_to_string
rendered = render_to_string('my_template.html', {'foo': 'bar'})

See also the render() shortcut which calls render_to_string() and feeds the result into an HttpResponse suitable for returning from a view.

Finally, you can use configured engines directly: