Accessing global variable in view using context processor in Django

Question

Assuming I have a context processor:

def title(request):
   return {\'titles\': \'mytitle\'}

I can access this variable in template as

Answer 1

Context processors aren't in any way global variables. They are simply functions that are run when a RequestContext is initiated, which add items to that context. So they're only available wherever you have a RequestContext, ie in a template.

Your examples don't really give a good idea of what variables you're looking to access. If it's just some constants you want to use everywhere, a good way is to define them somewhere central, say in settings.py, and import that module wherever you need it - plus use a context processor to add them to the context.