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URL Path Converters
URL path converters allow you to capture specific types of data (like integers or strings) directly from the URL and pass them as arguments to your view functions.
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from django.urls import pathfrom . import viewsurlpatterns = [path('article/<int:article_id>/', views.article_detail),]
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path('article/<int:article_id>/', ...)
Defines a URL pattern that looks for the string 'article/' followed by a value.
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<int:article_id>
The converter 'int' ensures the captured segment is a number, saving it to the variable 'article_id'.