python - Replacing a character in Django template -

i want change & and in page's meta description.

this tried

{% if '&' in dj.name %}     {{ dj.name.replace('&', 'and') }} {% else %}     {{ dj.name }} {% endif %}

this doesn't work. still shows &

dj.name.replace('&', 'and') can not invoke method arguments.you need write custom filter.

official guide here:

ok, here example, say, in app named 'questions', want write filter to_and replaces '&' 'and' in string.

in /project_name/questions/templatetags, create blank __init__.py, , to_and.py goes like:

from django import template  register = template.library()  @register.filter def to_and(value):     return value.replace("&","and")

in template , use:

{% load to_and %}

then can enjoy:

{{ string|to_and }}

note, directory name templatetags , file name to_and.py can not other names.

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