@register.filter def clear_list(list, clear=None): '''Template filters that clear list from unwanted elements, within django template. Examples: l = [1, '1', '', ' ', None, 'www.abc.com'] 1) {{l|clear_list}} -> [1, '1', '', ' ','www.abc.com'] 2) {{l|clear_list:1}} -> ['1', '', ' ', None, 'www.abc.com'] 4) {{l|clear_list:'1'}} -> [1, '', ' ', None, 'www.abc.com'] 5) {{l|clear_list:''}} -> [1, '1', ' ', None, 'www.abc.com'] 6) {{l|clear_list:' '}} -> [1, '1', '', None, 'www.abc.com'] 7) {{l|clear_list:'www.abc.com'}} -> [ 1, '1', '', ' ', None] 8) x = some_object(...) l = [1, 2, x] {{l|clear_list:x}} -> [1, 2] ''' try: return [i for i in list if i!=clear] except: return list