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@@ -799,6 +799,18 @@ This would display as "It is the 4th of September".
It is {% now "SHORT_DATETIME_FORMAT" %}
+
+You can also use the syntax ``{% now "Y" as current_year %}`` to store the
+output inside a variable. This is useful if you want to use ``{% now %}``
+inside a template tag like :ttag:`blocktrans` for example::
+
+ {% now "Y" as current_year %}
+ {% blocktrans %}Copyright {{ current_year }}{% endblocktrans %}
+
+.. versionadded:: 1.8
+
+The ability to use the "as" syntax was added.
+
.. templatetag:: regroup
regroup