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Define Views

Views handle the logic for processing requests and generating responses in an application.

In the app’s directory (homepage), open the views.py file. Add the following:

from django.shortcuts import render

from datetime import datetime

def home(request):

today = datetime.now().date()

return render(request, “homepage/home.html”,                          {“today” : today})

Here, in the code above, the home function takes an object representing the incoming HTTP request. The render function takes the HTTP request, the template, and the data to be passed to the template (in this case, the ‘today’ variable with the current date).

The render function then processes the template, and replaces any placeholders with the provided data. ...