[Django] #35296: The autoescape parameter to Engine() seems to have no effect

[Django]

#35296: The autoescape parameter to Engine() seems to have no effect
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Reporter: Roman Donchenko | Owner: nobody
Type: Uncategorized | Status: new
Component: Template system | Version: 5.0
Severity: Normal | Keywords:
Triage Stage: Unreviewed | Has patch: 0
Needs documentation: 0 | Needs tests: 0
Patch needs improvement: 0 | Easy pickings: 0
UI/UX: 0 |
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The reference documentation for `django.template.Engine` says
[https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.0/ref/templates/api/#configuring-an-
engine the following]:

* `autoescape` controls whether HTML autoescaping is enabled.
It defaults to `True`.

Based on this, I would expect the following to print `<>`:


{{{#!python
import django.template
django.template.Engine(autoescape=False)
t = e.from_string('{{x}}')
print(t.render(django.template.Context({'x': '<>'})))
}}}

But it doesn't, it prints `&lt;&gt;`. So it seems that the `autoescape`
parameter does nothing.

Either the code should be updated to make the parameter work, or the docs
should explain what it actually does.
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Ticket URL: <https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/35296>
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[Django]

#35296: The autoescape parameter to Engine() seems to have no effect

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Reporter: Roman Donchenko | Owner: nobody
Type: Uncategorized | Status: new
Component: Template system | Version: 5.0

Severity: Normal | Resolution:

Keywords: | Triage Stage: Unreviewed
Has patch: 0 | Needs documentation: 0
Needs tests: 0 | Patch needs improvement: 0
Easy pickings: 0 | UI/UX: 0

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Comment (by bcail):

I see the same result. It looks like the `Context` object has an
`autoescape` parameter (which defaults to True) - so that may sort of be
overriding the engine value. But, I'm not sure the engine value is always
checked where it should be.
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Ticket URL: <https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/35296#comment:1>

[Django]

#35296: The autoescape parameter to Engine() seems to have no effect
---------------------------------+--------------------------------------
Reporter: Roman Donchenko | Owner: nobody
Type: Uncategorized | Status: new
Component: Template system | Version: 5.0
Severity: Normal | Resolution:
Keywords: | Triage Stage: Unreviewed
Has patch: 0 | Needs documentation: 0
Needs tests: 0 | Patch needs improvement: 0
Easy pickings: 0 | UI/UX: 0
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Changes (by bcail):

* cc: bcail (added)

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Ticket URL: <https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/35296#comment:2>