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using Django "include" template tag as nested - side effects?

Does anyone know or have any experience about bad side effects of using "nested include tags"? (I mean including a template file which itself includes another template)

For example:

file x.html:

{% include "z.html" %}

file y.html:

{% inclide "x.html" %}

Solution

  • Bad side effects are messed up CSS rules and some headache while debugging. It is generally better to keep them rather flat.

    x.html:

    {% extends "_base.html" %}

{% block main_content %}
    <h1>I am X</h1>

    {% include "includes/z.html" %}
    
{% endblock main_content %}

    y.html:

    {% block main_content %}
    <h1>I am Y</h1>

    {% include "x.html" %}
    
{% endblock main_content %}

    z.html:

    <h2>I am Z</h2>

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    Check the code: https://github.com/almazkun/templating