from django.shortcuts import render from django.http import JsonResponse def button(request): PRESSED = 'pressed' try: request.session[PRESSED] except KeyError: request.session[PRESSED] = 0 if request.method == "POST": request.session[PRESSED] += 1 return JsonResponse({PRESSED: request.session[PRESSED]}) return render(request, "ui/button.html", {PRESSED: request.session[PRESSED]})