def block_raw(request, block_id): """ Renders the view associated with the block with the given ID. The view will be rendered verbatim, and thus will *not* constitute well-formed HTML. Use this to include the block in existing pages not able to embed the view itself, for example using AJAX. :param request: the HTTP request that retrieved this view :param block_id: the identifier of the block (usually its name) :type block_id: string, integer or `GridBlock` :rtype: the result of calling the block's view with this request """ block = GridBlock.get_or_404(block_id) return render( request, 'grid/block_indirect.html', { 'box': block, 'template': template_of(block), } )