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diff --git a/docs/ref/templates/api.txt b/docs/ref/templates/api.txt index 90e2c76dbe..afa16938ff 100644 --- a/docs/ref/templates/api.txt +++ b/docs/ref/templates/api.txt @@ -335,6 +335,13 @@ variable to the context and a second processor adds a variable with the same name, the second will override the first. The default processors are explained below. +.. admonition:: When context processors are applied + When you use ``RequestContext``, the variables you supply directly + are added first, followed any variables supplied by context + processors. This means that a context processor may overwrite a + variable you've supplied, so take care to avoid variable names + which overlap with those supplied by your context processors. + Also, you can give ``RequestContext`` a list of additional processors, using the optional, third positional argument, ``processors``. In this example, the ``RequestContext`` instance gets a ``ip_address`` variable:: |