Question

In a Django template, I can use {% csrf_token %} to generate a hidden input element with the CSRF token as the value.

How do I do the same in a view? For instance,

def my_view(request):
  csrf_input = somehow_generate_csrf_token_input()
  return HttpResponse(csrf_input)

Answer 1

Follow the doc, use the processor to generate the CSRF token:

from django.core.context_processors import csrf

def my_view(request):
    # csrf(request) returns a dict like {'csrf_token': 'xxx'}
    csrf_token = csrf(request)['csrf_token']