Capturing URL Parameters

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Capturing URL Parameters

Django views can accept arguments that match variable names defined in your URL configuration, allowing for dynamic pages.

snippet.py

python

from django.http import HttpResponse
 
def user_profile(request, username):
    # The 'username' comes directly from the URL path
    return HttpResponse(f"Welcome to the profile of {username}!")

django

Breakdown

def user_profile(request, username):

The function receives the HTTP request and the captured string from the URL.

f"...{username}!"

Uses a Python f-string to inject the variable into the response text.

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