from django.http import HttpResponseRedirect
from django.utils.translation import check_for_language

def set_language_get(request):
    """
    Redirect to a given url while setting the chosen 
     language in the
    session or cookie. The url and the language code 
     need to be
    specified in the request parameters.
    
    Since this view changes how the user will see the 
     rest of the site, it must
    only be accessed as a GET request. If called as a 
     POST request, it will
    redirect to the page in the request (the 'next' 
     parameter) without changing
    any state.
    """
    next = request.REQUEST.get('next', None)
    if not next:
        next = request.META.get('HTTP_REFERER', 
         None)
    if not next:
        next = '/'
    response = HttpResponseRedirect(next)
    if request.method == 'GET':
        lang_code = request.GET.get('language', None)
        if lang_code and check_for_language(lang_code):
            if hasattr(request, 'session'):
                request.session['django_language'] = lang_code
            else:
                response.set_cookie(settings.LANGUAGE_COOKIE_NAME, lang_code)
    return response

from mysite.views import set_language_get

urlpatterns = patterns('',
    (r'^lang/cur/', set_language_get),
)

        <ul>
      {% for lang in LANGUAGES %}
      
      {% ifequal lang.0 LANGUAGE_CODE %}
        <li><b>{{ lang.1 }}</b></li>
      {% else %}
        <li><a href="lang/cur/?language={{ lang.0 }}">{{ lang.1 }}</a></li>
      {% endifequal%}
      {% endfor %}
        </ul>