Django TEMPLATE_CONTEXT_PROCESSORS are being called too many times

Question

I need show some statistic numbers in all pages, so I decided to use context processors. But I just figured out that my function is being called 2 to 7 times every page load. I am doing 4 queries inside the function, so I am getting a very bad performance. Every page load it can take up to 28 (4*7) queries...

I would like to know why this is happening and what can I do to avoid it.

settings.py

TEMPLATE_CONTEXT_PROCESSORS = (
    'django.contrib.auth.context_processors.auth',
    'django.core.context_processors.request',
    'django.contrib.messages.context_processors.messages',
    'django.core.context_processors.static',
    'core.views.numbers',
)

views.py

def numeros(request):
      ...
    a=table1.objects.count()
    b=table2.objects.count()
    c=table3.objects.count()
    d=table4.objects.count()
     ...
    return {'a': a,
            'b': b,
            'c': c,
            'd': d,
            'e': e,
            'f': f,
            'g': g,
            'h': h
    }

[UPDATED - Thanks] @okm and @catherine provided very good and complementary explanation. Both were correct, as @okm said, the context processors was being called several time because I was using RequestContext more then once.

@catherine also is correct. We need pay extra attention what we put in context processors. I changed my code and I am just displaying the statistic numbers in the landing page.

Answer 1

Setting function in TEMPLATE_CONTEXT_PROCESSORS have the advantage to use it in all pages. But be aware that even if you did not call it or use it, still it loads the queries because it directly call from the settings. It will result to bad performance. Use only the context processor when you have to use it almost in every template like the user or other parameters that don't have a lot of cost.