Django scribble for when you want to simulate a job progress checker

dummy-progress-response.py

from django.core.cache import cache

# inside get() or your view function
cache_key = 'dummy-csv-export-status'
dummy_data = cache.get(cache_key)

if not dummy_data:
    dummy_data = ['ready'] + ['processing' for i in range(9)]
    cache.set(cache_key, dummy_data)

if request.is_ajax():
    context_data = json.dumps({'status': dummy_data.pop()})
    cache.set(cache_key, dummy_data)

    return HttpResponse(
        context_data,
        content_type='application/json'
    )
else:
    return HttpResponseForbidden()