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@@ -122,6 +122,10 @@ dot in a variable name, it tries the following lookups, in this order:
* Attribute lookup. Example: ``foo.bar``
* List-index lookup. Example: ``foo[bar]``
+Note that "bar" in a template expression like ``{{ foo.bar }}`` will be
+interpreted as a literal string and not using the value of the variable "bar",
+if one exists in the template context.
+
The template system uses the first lookup type that works. It's short-circuit
logic. Here are a few examples::