How to pass a variable from the url to a view in django?

Question

Simple question.

How can I pass a variable from the URL to the view? I\'m following the Date Example.

My view needs to arguments:

def hours_         


        

Answer 1

I am not sure I understand your question clearly. Here is my shot at answering based on what I understood.

Adding a named regex group to your URL configuration should help:

(r'^plus/(?P\d{1,2})/$', hours_ahead),

This will let you keep the existing view:

def hours_ahead(request, offset):
    ...