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533	Bug in the load_and_render function	brantley (deadwisdom@…	Adrian Holovaty	"{{{
#!python
def load_and_render(template_name, dictionary=None, context_instance=None):
    dictionary = dictionary or {}
    t = template_loader.get_template(template_name)
    if context_instance:
        c = context_instance.update(dictionary)
    else:
        c = Context(dictionary)
    return HttpResponse(t.render(c))
}}}

This doesn't work right, as context_instance.update doesn't return the context.  

This makes more sense:

{{{
#!python
def load_and_render(template_name, dictionary=None, context_instance=None):
    dictionary = dictionary or {}
    t = template_loader.get_template(template_name)
    if context_instance:
        context_instance.update(dictionary)
    else:
        context_instance = Context(dictionary)
    return HttpResponse(t.render(context_instance))
}}}"	defect	closed	contrib.admin		normal	fixed			Unreviewed	0	0	0	0	0	0