from django.conf import settings
from django.core.cache import cache
from django.shortcuts import render_to_response
from django.template import RequestContext

def prune_cache(django_page_url):
    if not settings.CACHE:
        return
    cache_prefix = 'views.decorators.cache.cache_page.'
    cache_prefix += settings.CACHE_MIDDLEWARE_KEY_PREFIX + '.'
    cache_postfix = '.d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e'
    cache.delete('%s%s%s' % (cache_prefix,django_page_url,cache_postfix))

def render_response(req, *args, **kwargs):
    kwargs['context_instance'] = RequestContext(req)
    return render_to_response(*args, **kwargs)

#utility to make a pair of django choices
make_choice = lambda l: [(str(m), str(m)) for m in l]

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