How does the as argument work?

Question

Django

Please explain how it works

{% get_most_commented_posts as most_commented_posts %}
     <ul>
       {% for post in most_commented_posts %}
       <li>
          <a href="{{ post.get_absolute_url }}">{{ post.title }}</a>
      </li>
{% endfor %}
</ul>



def get_most_commented_posts(count=5):
       return Post.published.annotate(total_comments=Count('comments')).order_by('total_comments')[:count]

Answer 1

Like an assignment.