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+from django.template.response import SimpleTemplateResponse
+from django.core.handlers.wsgi import STATUS_CODE_TEXT
+
+
+class Response(SimpleTemplateResponse):
+    """
+    An HttpResponse that allows it's data to be rendered into
+    arbitrary media types.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, data=None, status=None, headers=None,
+                 renderer=None, media_type=None):
+        """
+        Alters the init arguments slightly.
+        For example, drop 'template_name', and instead use 'data'.
+
+        Setting 'renderer' and 'media_type' will typically be defered,
+        For example being set automatically by the `APIView`.
+        """
+        super(Response, self).__init__(None, status=status)
+        self.data = data
+        self.headers = headers and headers[:] or []
+        self.renderer = renderer
+        self.media_type = media_type
+
+    @property
+    def rendered_content(self):
+        self['Content-Type'] = self.renderer.media_type
+        if self.data is None:
+            return self.renderer.render()
+        return self.renderer.render(self.data, self.media_type)
+
+    @property
+    def status_text(self):
+        """
+        Returns reason text corresponding to our HTTP response status code.
+        Provided for convenience.
+        """
+        return STATUS_CODE_TEXT.get(self.status_code, '')