register = template.Library(). Is the instance name just a convention?

[Pablo Oubiña]

​https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/howto/custom-template-tags/#code-layout shows:

[... To be a valid tag library, the module must contain a module-level variable named register that is a template.Library instance, in which all the tags and filters are registered. So, near the top of your module, put the following: ...]

if I'm not mistaken, "register" is just a convention. I would be more explicit:

[... To be a valid tag library, the module must contain a module-level variable (by convention named register) that is a template.Library instance, in which all the tags and filters are registered. So, near the top of your module, put the following: ...]

[Baptiste Mispelon]

Hi,

The documentation is correct here. Django's template code specifically looks for a variable named register: ​https://github.com/django/django/blob/master/django/template/base.py#L1286

[Pablo Oubiña]

Hi,
You are absolutely right!
Thanks.