Commit 15cf9066 authored by Neal Todd's avatar Neal Todd Committed by Tim Graham
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[1.9.x] Fixed #25732 -- Updated template system design philosophy. 

Removed the bit about not allowing assignment to variables
because simple_tag now allows this.

Backport of 74365585 from master
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docs/misc/design-philosophies.txt

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Don't invent a programming language

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The template system intentionally doesn't allow the following:



* Assignment to variables

* Advanced logic



The goal is not to invent a programming language. The goal is to offer just

enough programming-esque functionality, such as branching and looping, that is

essential for making presentation-related decisions.

essential for making presentation-related decisions. The :ref:`Django Template

Language (DTL) <template-language-intro>` aims to avoid advanced logic.



The Django template system recognizes that templates are most often written by

*designers*, not *programmers*, and therefore should not assume Python