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'''
usage
{% ++ <var_name> %}
For example
{% ++ a %}
'''

def increment_var(parser, token):

    parts = token.split_contents()
    if len(parts) < 2:
        raise template.TemplateSyntaxError("'increment' tag must be of the form:  {% increment <var_name> %}")
    return IncrementVarNode(parts[1])

register.tag('++', increment_var)

class IncrementVarNode(template.Node):

    def __init__(self, var_name):
        self.var_name = var_name

    def render(self,context):
        try:
            value = context[self.var_name]
            context[self.var_name] = value + 1
            return u""
        except:
            raise template.TemplateSyntaxError("The variable does not exist.")