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Q&A

Q.Is it possible to use middleware to redirect web pages?
A.Yes. Instead of returning None from the process_request() function, return a call to the function that renders an HttpResponse.
Q.Is it possible to conditionally enable middleware?
A.Yes. You can define an __init__(self) function in the middleware application. Put in your code to determine if the application should be enabled or disabled. Then, if the determination is made to disable the middleware, raise a django.exceptions.MiddlewareNotUsed exception. For example:
from django.exceptions import MiddlewareNotUsed
class CustomViewMiddleware(object):
    def __init__(self):
        if <your condition code>:
            raise MiddlewareNotUsed

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