id summary reporter owner description type status component version severity resolution keywords cc stage has_patch needs_docs needs_tests needs_better_patch easy ui_ux 12816 Add a render() shortcut Russell Keith-Magee Ivan Sagalaev "render_to_response(template, view, context_instance=RequestContext(request)) is such a common idiom that it deserves a shortcut of it's own. Related: #12815 If we're going to introduce a new TemplateResponse, it might be appropriate for a new render() shortcut to return that class. " closed Core (Other) fixed Alexander Koshelev Mikhail Korobov Accepted 1 1 0 0 0 0