[Python] Pass value from one Django template to other

I want to build a Django template hierarchy like so:

root.html
|_ root-dashboard.html
|_ root-regular.html


root.html shall have an if statement:

{% if style == "dashboard" %}
{# render some elements in a certain way #}
{% else %}
{# render those elements in a different way #}
{% endif %}


And root-dashboard.html and root-regular.html should individually extend root.html by setting style:

# root-dashboard.html
{% extend 'root.html' with style='dashboard'%}

# root-regular.html
{% extend 'root.html' with style='regular'%}


(with above is not an actual valid syntax, its just something similar I want)

And a view can use either root-dashboard.html or root-regular.html to show the content in one style or the other.

How do I achieve this without the view having to set the style context?

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