Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token '&'

Question

I get this error when I run my webapp. It says that the error is found here:

var rows = ({&#39;CurrentLocation&#39;: &#39;Norwich&#39;}, {&#39;CurrentLocation&#39;: &#39;Sheringham&#39;}, {&#39;CurrentLocation&#39;: &#39;Cambridge&#39;})

This is my code:

def search():
    cursor = mysql.connection.cursor(MySQLdb.cursors.DictCursor)
    cursor.execute("SELECT CurrentLocation FROM driver WHERE OnJourney=0")
    rows = cursor.fetchall()  # data from database
    return render_template("Search.html", rows=rows)

var rows = {{ rows }}
       var row;
       var locations = [];
       for (row in rows) {
        locations.push(row['CurrentLocation']);
       }
       var location;
       for (location in locations) {
        var origin = location;
       }

Is there any way I can pass that dict from python to javascript without getting this error? Thanks for your help

Try replacing & characters in your first code sample with their corresponding character.('CurrentLocation') Or not using them at all — Mehmet Karadeniz, Apr 20 '20 at 10:12
`'` is `'` so i think you are double quoting your text somewhere — Nullman, Apr 20 '20 at 10:23
I get that text from python, I can't change the text, it's gotten from mysql — metrallador10, Apr 20 '20 at 10:52

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 20 '20 at 10:30

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It looks like you're using Django templates.

If so, this answer might help.

Basically, I think you want to turn off autoescaping, so:

{% autoescape off %}
var rows = {{ rows }}
{% endautoescape %}

answered Apr 20 '20 at 10:30

Matt Ellen

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