Open response on new window

Question

In Django, how can I get the response to be opened in a new window from the view?

if i do this, this will open the mynewpage.html in the original window

return HttpResponse('mynewpage')

I want to open mynewpage.html in a new window , separate from the originial.

Answer 1

Your server has no concept of windows - it just sends back files to the browser. You need to do this via javascript:

window.open('url to open','window name','attribute1,attribute2')

So you can either create a custom view and template whose job is to open a new window with a specified link, then return the main window to the page it was previously at, or simply open the url you want from the original window without contacting the server