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URL Reversal with reverse()

The reverse() function allows you to obtain a URL path from its name, keeping your code decoupled from hardcoded paths.

snippet.py

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from django.urls import reverse
from django.http import HttpResponseRedirect
 
def my_view(request):
    # Redirect to a URL named 'home' in urls.py
    url = reverse('home')
    return HttpResponseRedirect(url)

django

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reverse('home')

Looks up the URL pattern named 'home' and returns the actual string path.

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