code: def render_table(request,
                   table,
                   links=None,
                   context=None,
                   template='tri_table/list.html',
                   blank_on_empty=False,
                   paginate_by=40,
                   page=None,
                   paginator=None,
                   show_hits=False,
                   hit_label='Items',
                   post_bulk_edit=lambda table, queryset, updates: None):
      if not context:
          context = {}
      if isinstance(table, Namespace):
          table = table()
      assert isinstance(table, Table), table
      table.request = request
      should_return, dispatch_result = handle_dispatch(request=request, obj=table)
      if should_return:
          return dispatch_result
      context['bulk_form'] = table.bulk_form
      context['query_form'] = table.query_form
      context['tri_query_error'] = table.query_error
      if table.bulk_form and request.method == 'POST':
          if table.bulk_form.is_valid():
              queryset = table.bulk_queryset()
              updates = {
                  field.name: field.value
                  for field in table.bulk_form.fields
                  if field.value is not None and field.value != '' and field.attr is not None
              }
              queryset.update(**updates)
              post_bulk_edit(table=table, queryset=queryset, updates=updates)
              return HttpResponseRedirect(request.META['HTTP_REFERER'])
      table.context = table_context(
          request,
          table=table,
          links=links,
          paginate_by=paginate_by,
          page=page,
          extra_context=context,
          paginator=paginator,
          show_hits=show_hits,
          hit_label=hit_label,
      )
      if not table.data and blank_on_empty:
          return ''
      if table.query_form and not table.query_form.is_valid():
          table.data = None
          table.context['invalid_form_message'] = mark_safe('<i class="fa fa-meh-o fa-5x" aria-hidden="true"></i>')
      return render_template(request, template, table.context)