python config_error ai_generated true

django.template.exceptions.TemplateSyntaxError: 'date' filter requires a format string

ID: python/django-template-filter-argument-error

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80%Fix Rate
85%Confidence
0Evidence
2024-09-14First Seen

Version Compatibility

VersionStatusIntroducedDeprecatedNotes
3.x active — — —

Root Cause

Using the date filter without providing a format argument.

generic

中文

使用date过滤器而未提供格式参数。

Workarounds

  1. 95% success 
    Use {{ value|date:"Y-m-d" }} with a format string.
  2. 90% success 
    Use built-in default format: {{ value|date:"SHORT_DATE_FORMAT" }}

Dead Ends

Common approaches that don't work:

  1. 80% fail

    Loses date formatting functionality.

  2. 70% fail

    Does not format dates as expected.