How to get dictionary value in Django Template with Key

Question

I have two dict in my view function

policy = {{'policy_no':'123'},{'policy':'456'}}

claim = {{'123':'ACTIVE'}}

In my template file I dont want to iterate 'claim' dict.

view.py

 policies = {{'policy_no':'123'},{'policy':'456'}} claims = {{'123':'ACTIVE'}}

template file

{% for policy in policies %} {{claims[policy.policy_no]}} # I want to access directly 'ACTIVE' {% endfor %}

You can create a custom create filter (stackoverflow.com/q/50020473/67579) but it is not recommended to do such things in a template. A template should be used for "rendering" logic, not "business logic". — willeM_ Van Onsem
– willeM_ Van Onsem, Commented Aug 6, 2019 at 10:52
@DanielButler: Django templates do not support full Python syntax deliberately: function calls and subscripts can not be done. One can use Jinja, but usually it means something is not entirely done correctly in the template. — willeM_ Van Onsem
– willeM_ Van Onsem, Commented Aug 6, 2019 at 10:55
Change your context in your view so that the policies dictionary has the relevant information about the associated claim. — dirkgroten
– dirkgroten, Commented Aug 6, 2019 at 10:59

Sumit Nayak · Accepted Answer · 2019-08-06 11:21:17Z

I used custom templatetags filter and solved the problem. Thanks to @ Willem Van Onsem

core_extras.py

from django.template.defaulttags import register @register.filter def get_item(dictionary, key): return dictionary.get(key)

template file:

{% load core_extras %} {% for policy in policies %} {{ claims|get_item:policy.policy_no }} {% endfor %}

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