django extends problem - the child template is not showing

Question

I've already configured the necessary things to work the extends template function in django. here's my codes:

in settings.py

def my_dir():
    import os.path
    return os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
TEMPLATE_DIRS = ( my_dir() + '/app/templates', ) #dynamic template directory

in base.html - located in app/templates/site

....
<div id="SideBar" class="FloatLeft">
{% block sidebar %} {% endblock %}
</div>
....

in sidebar.html - located in app/templates/site

{% extends "site/base.html" %}
{% block sidebar %}
   some code here
{% endblock %}

I've tried also the {% include "site/sidebar.html"%} tag in the base.html to check the template directory, and yes include tag is working...

what's the problem in the {% extends %} ? why does it doesnt detect its parent template..

please help me guys.. your help is greatly appreciated... im still waiting for the answer.. tnx

Answer 1

Which template are you rendering in your view? It should be the child, not the parent.

Answer 2

I am not sure what yout problem is, but you should check the following points :

• The {% extends %} tage should be the first one in the template file (and put a blank line afterwards to be sure)
• I think that the reference to the base template is relative to you TEMPLATE_DIR. Try different things like putting both templates at the same level etc.
• Check all the tags in both templates to be sure that they are all correctly formatted
• Check the encoding of the files. If it is UTF-8, try to disable the BOM in both files.
• Maybe it is a problem with your directory setting. Try to hard code the absolute path to check that.

These are the problems I can imagine, but I can't guarantee that it will work.