Using Django's Humanize Filters Outside of Templates

While django.contrib.humanize is designed primarily for use in Django templates, you can still use its functionality in your Python code. The template filters are actually Python functions that can be imported and used directly.

Here's how you can use the humanize filters in your Python code:

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# Import the specific filters you need
from django.contrib.humanize.templatetags import humanize

# Examples of using the filters directly
number = 1234567
humanized_number = humanize.intcomma(number)  # Returns "1,234,567"

timestamp = datetime.datetime.now() - datetime.timedelta(days=1)
natural_time = humanize.naturaltime(timestamp)  # Returns "1 day ago"

ordinal_number = humanize.ordinal(4)  # Returns "4th"

To use these functions, you still need to:

1. Have 'django.contrib.humanize' in your INSTALLED_APPS setting
2. Be working within a Django project with the settings configured

If you need to use these functions completely outside of a Django project, you might consider:

1. Extracting the specific functions you need from the Django source code
2. Looking for standalone Python libraries that provide similar functionality, such as:
   • humanize (a Python package with similar functionality)
   • babel (for internationalization and localization)
   • num2words (for converting numbers to words)

These standalone libraries can provide similar functionality without requiring a full Django setup.