Django url template tage and variable values with dot (.)

Question

why doesn't {% url myVar %} where myVar = 'jack.johnson' doesn't work ?

The view is fine, the urls.py is: url(r'^(?P[A-Za-z0-9-._]+)/$', overview, name='user_profile'),

Answer 1

Because the URL name is 'user_profile', not 'jack.johnson'.

Answer 2

Confirm that you're using at least Django 1.0 (named url patterns didn't exist before then), re-read the Django doc on Naming URL Patterns, then try

{% url user_profile myVar %}

Answer 3

guys, sorry. I found my mistake and the example I gave was misleading. Thanks for the quick response.