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DonateLesson 7 — Template rendering
Placeholders in text
A template has placeholders that are replaced by values at render time ("render" = produce the final text). Django uses {{ name }}; Python's built-in str.format uses {name}, which is a good model of the same idea:
"Hi, {name}!".format(name="Sam") # Hi, Sam!
You can have several placeholders, each filled by a keyword argument.
Note: the exercise runs in your browser without Django installed, so it is a small plain-Python simulation of what Django does for you.
Why it matters: the same template is reused for every user — only the values change.
Render the template for Sam with 3 new messages, so it prints: Hello, Sam! You have 3 new messages.
Run your code — when the output matches the task, you will see a green check. Then mark the lesson complete.
Test your knowledgeA quick 3-question quiz on this lesson — instant feedback.