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diff --git a/docs/design_philosophies.txt b/docs/design_philosophies.txt index 2988672f02..89a537da17 100644 --- a/docs/design_philosophies.txt +++ b/docs/design_philosophies.txt @@ -175,7 +175,9 @@ a common header, footer, navigation bar, etc. The Django template system should make it easy to store those elements in a single place, eliminating duplicate code. -This is the philosophy behind template inheritance. +This is the philosophy behind `template inheritance`_. + +.. _template inheritance: http://www.djangoproject.com/documentation/templates/#template-inheritance Be decoupled from HTML ---------------------- @@ -197,7 +199,8 @@ Treat whitespace obviously The template system shouldn't do magic things with whitespace. If a template includes whitespace, the system should treat the whitespace as it treats text --- just display it. +-- just display it. Any whitespace that's not in a template tag should be +displayed. Don't invent a programming language ----------------------------------- @@ -211,6 +214,18 @@ The goal is not to invent a programming language. The goal is to offer just enough programming-esque functionality, such as branching and looping, that is essential for making presentation-related decisions. +The Django template system recognizes that templates are most often written by +*designers*, not *programmers*, and therefore should not assume Python +knowledge. + +Safety and security +------------------- + +The template system, out of the box, should forbid the inclusion of malicious +code -- such as commands that delete database records. + +This is another reason the template system doesn't allow arbitrary Python code. + Extensibility ------------- |