Django url pattern not registering

Question

I have a custom Django app myapp with a urls.py like:

from django.conf.urls import patterns, url

urlpatterns = patterns('',
    url(r'^data/(?P<name>.+)$',
        'myapp.views.serve',
        name='myapp_getdata'),
)

I've confirmed that myapp is registered and is showing up in settings.INSTALLED_APPS. However, when I try to do:

reverse("myapp_getdata", args=('some/arbitrary/path_-_with_varying_characters.extension',))

I get a NoReverseMatch error. Why is this?

did you include the app.urls into the site.urls (ROOT_URLCONF)? — sax
– sax, Commented Feb 23, 2015 at 20:36

markwalker_ · Accepted Answer · 2015-03-04 10:36:39Z

1

By defining (?P<name>.+) in your URL, you're defining a kwarg called name. Try it with a kwarg;

reverse("myapp_getdata", kwargs={
    'name': 'some/arbitrary/path_-_with_varying_characters.extension'
})

edited Mar 4, 2015 at 10:36

answered Feb 23, 2015 at 20:47

markwalker_

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