docs: def _render(self, request, template=None, status=200, context={}, headers={}, prefix_template_path=True):
          """
          Render a HTTP response.
  
          :param request: A django.http.HttpRequest instance.
          :param template: A string describing the path to a template.
          :param status: An integer describing the HTTP status code to respond with.
          :param context: A dictionary describing variables to populate the template with.
          :param headers: A dictionary describing HTTP headers.
          :param prefix_template_path: A boolean describing whether to prefix the template with the view's template path.
  
          Please note that ``template`` must not specify an extension, as one will be appended
          according to the request format. For example, a value of ``blog/posts/index``
          would populate ``blog/posts/index.html`` for requests that query the resource's
          HTML representation.
  
          If no template that matches the request format exists at the given location, or if ``template`` is ``None``,
          Respite will attempt to serialize the template context automatically. You can change the way your models
          are serialized by defining ``serialize`` methods that return a dictionary::
  
              class NuclearMissile(models.Model):
                  serial_number = models.IntegerField()
                  is_armed = models.BooleanField()
                  launch_code = models.IntegerField()
  
                  def serialize(self):
                      return {
                          'serial_number': self.serial_number,
                          'is_armed': self.is_armed
                      }
  
          If the request format is not supported by the view (as determined by the ``supported_formats``
          property or a specific view's ``override_supported_formats`` decorator), this function will
          yield HTTP 406 Not Acceptable.
          """
  
          format = self._get_format(request)
  
          # Render 406 Not Acceptable if the requested format isn't supported.
          if not format:
              return HttpResponse(status=406)
  
          if template:
  
              if prefix_template_path:
                  template_path = '%s.%s' % (self.template_path + template, format.extension)
              else:
                  template_path = '%s.%s' % (template, format.extension)
  
              try:
                  response = render(
                      request = request,
                      template_name = template_path,
                      dictionary = context,
                      status = status,
                      content_type = '%s; charset=%s' % (format.content_type, settings.DEFAULT_CHARSET)
                  )
              except TemplateDoesNotExist:
                  try:
                      response = HttpResponse(
                          content = serializers.find(format)(context).serialize(request),
                          content_type = '%s; charset=%s' % (format.content_type, settings.DEFAULT_CHARSET),
                          status = status
                      )
                  except serializers.UnknownSerializer:
                      raise self.Error(
                          'No template exists at %(template_path)s, and no serializer found for %(format)s' % {
                              'template_path': template_path,
                              'format': format
                          }
                      )
          else:
              response = HttpResponse(
                  content = serializers.find(format)(context).serialize(request),
                  content_type = '%s; charset=%s' % (format.content_type, settings.DEFAULT_CHARSET),
                  status = status
              )
  
          for header, value in headers.items():
              response[header] = value
  
          return response