How to use Django's built-in humanize template filters

Django provides a set of built-in template filters under the "humanize" module to make it easier to display data in a more human-readable format. These filters can be helpful for formatting numbers, dates, and times in a way that is more user-friendly. To use these filters, you need to load the humanize template library in your Django template.

Here's a step-by-step guide on how to use Django's built-in humanize template filters:

1. Load the humanize library in your template:

   In your template file, at the top, include the following line to load the humanize library:

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   {% load humanize %}
   

   This allows you to use the humanize filters in your template.

2. Use the humanize filters in your template:

   After loading the humanize library, you can use the filters in your template code. Here are some examples:

   • Date Filters:

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     {{ some_date|naturaltime }}
     

     This will display the relative time difference between some_date and the current time, such as "3 hours ago."

   • Number Filters:

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     {{ some_number|intcomma }}
     

     This will add commas to the number for better readability, such as formatting "1000000" as "1,000,000."

   • Size Filters:

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     {{ file_size|filesizeformat }}
     

     This will format a file size (in bytes) to a human-readable format, such as "2.3 MB."

   • Pluralize Filter:

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     You have {{ num_comments }} {{ num_comments|pluralize:"comment,comments" }} on this post.
     

     This will display "comment" if num_comments is 1 and "comments" otherwise.

   • Ordinal Numbers:

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     {{ some_number|ordinal }}
     

     This will convert a number to its ordinal representation, such as "1st," "2nd," "3rd," etc.

   These are just a few examples, and Django's humanize module provides more filters that you can explore in the official documentation.

3. Make sure the app is included in your INSTALLED_APPS:

   In your Django project's settings.py file, ensure that the django.contrib.humanize app is included in the INSTALLED_APPS list.

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   INSTALLED_APPS = [
       # ...
       'django.contrib.humanize',
       # ...
   ]
   

That's it! With these steps, you can leverage Django's humanize template filters to present data in a more user-friendly manner in your templates.