[FIXED] Can't use django variable in include tag

Issue

I'm trying to include a .html using

{% include "paintings/experiments/points/{{substance.name}}.html" %}

This however leads to the error TemplateDoesNotExist.

If I hardcode the name of the .html file, it does work.

{% include "paintings/experiments/points/fabric.html" %}

And, in fact, I can use {{substance.name}} inside the included html, were it does indeed get substituted for fabric. Why can I not use a django variable when using an include tag?

Solution

I doit with the add templateTag.

{% include "paintings/experiments/points/"|add:substance.name %}

Notice that substance.name should have .html . I'm using this approach to use dynamic Templates. So in a context_processor I set the variable value and use it normally, like this:

{% include ""|add:paginationTemplatePath with page=page_obj %}

In this case, I change the paginationTemplatePath given certain conditions on the context_processor. I'm exposing this example in order to enrich the answer for other cases, as use include with variable page.

Answered By - titusfx