context_instance and authentication issue?

[februaryleung]

if you use this code:
return render_to_response('template',{'user':'something'},context_instance = RequestContext(request))
all the template can't use request.user object because {'user':'somethine'},also so, can't use user.is_authenticated method in template!

is it bug?

[Ramiro Morales]

No, the dictionary parameter in

render_to_response(template_name[, dictionary][, context_instance][, mimetype])

is precisely provided as a way to actually override values in the context_instance, addition of these values is performed with a dict.update() call so similarly named keys are replaced. See ​https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev//topics/http/shortcuts/#render-to-response

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