+
+
+def paginate(objects, per_page=None, page_number=1):
+ """
+ Given a list of objects, return a (paginator, page, objects) tuple.
+ """
+ try:
+ per_page = int(per_page)
+ except (TypeError, ValueError):
+ # Then either it wasn't set or it was set to an invalid value
+ paginator = page = None
+ else:
+ # There also shouldn't be pagination if the list is too short. Try count()
+ # first - good chance it's a queryset, where count is more efficient.
+ try:
+ if objects.count() <= per_page:
+ paginator = page = None
+ except AttributeError:
+ if len(objects) <= per_page:
+ paginator = page = None
+
+ try:
+ return paginator, page, objects
+ except NameError:
+ pass
+
+ paginator = Paginator(objects, per_page)
+ try:
+ page_number = int(page_number)
+ except:
+ page_number = 1
+
+ try:
+ page = paginator.page(page_number)
+ except EmptyPage:
+ page = None
+ else:
+ objects = page.object_list
+
+ return paginator, page, objects