what's different between {% static %} and {{ STATIC_URL}}

[老张]

hi,guys

i'm new to django。when I write my first app, there are 2 options to access static files,

1 using  {{ STATIC_URL}}

2 using  {% load staticfiles%} then {% static %}

what 's different between the 2 options, and ,when I migrate from development to production env

which one is conveniency ?

Thanks alot 

 

[Andreas Kuhne]

Hi,

The difference is the age of the django project you are looking at. {% load staticfiles %} the {% static %} is the current way to load and use static files. It also has the option to do other things (like MD5 hashes for versions) automatically and should be used.

If you create a project in the new way, you will also get all of your static files nicely copied to a static file directory that you can serve from your webserver automatically. It's the best way to do it.

Regards,

Andréas

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[Florian Schweikert]

On 2015-01-06 12:55, Andreas Kuhne wrote:
> The difference is the age of the django project you are looking at. {%
> load staticfiles %} the {% static %} is the current way to load and
> use static files. It also has the option to do other things (like MD5
> hashes for versions) automatically and should be used.

Also {% static %} works with your 500.html
As there is no context accessible if an 500 happen, {{ STATIC_URL }} is
not available.

-- Florian