Index: docs/url_dispatch.txt
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--- docs/url_dispatch.txt	(revision 5127)
+++ docs/url_dispatch.txt	(working copy)
@@ -540,6 +540,14 @@
 The string used for the URL name can contain any characters you like. You are
 not restricted to valid Python names.
 
+Also, ``django.core.urlresolvers`` has a function ``reverse`` which allows you to
+do the same thing outside templates, such as redirecting inside a view::
+
+    from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse 
+    
+    def myview(request):
+        return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse('arch-summary', args=[1945]))
+
 .. note::
 
     When you name your URL patterns, make sure you use names that are unlikely
