Understanding Reverse URL Lookup from django.urls import path, reverse from . import views urlpatterns = [ path('posts/ /', views.post_detail, name='post_detail'), path('posts/ /edit/', views.post_edit, name='post_edit'), ] # In a view or template url = reverse('post_detail', args=[42])

The reverse() function requires the full URL path including the domain name and protocol.

The args parameter in reverse() accepts only keyword arguments, not positional arguments.

Reverse URL lookup only works in templates and cannot be used inside view functions.

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Understanding Reverse URL Lookup

from django.urls import path, reverse
from . import views

urlpatterns = [
    path('posts/<int:post_id>/', views.post_detail, name='post_detail'),
    path('posts/<int:post_id>/edit/', views.post_edit, name='post_edit'),
]

# In a view or template
url = reverse('post_detail', args=[42])

The reverse() function will generate '/posts/42/' by matching the 'post_detail' name with the provided argument 42.
The reverse() function requires the full URL path including the domain name and protocol.
The args parameter in reverse() accepts only keyword arguments, not positional arguments.
Reverse URL lookup only works in templates and cannot be used inside view functions.

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Correct answer

The reverse() function will generate '/posts/42/' by matching the 'post_detail' name with the provided argument 42.

Explanation

The reverse() function generates URLs dynamically using the URL pattern name and arguments, allowing views to reference URLs without hardcoding them.

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