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22384	Deprecate the ability to reverse by dotted path	Tim Graham	Tim Graham	"Now that we've deprecated `patterns()` and recommended actually importing your views module and referencing your view functions (or classes) directly (#22218), I think it's time to deprecate the ""Django String Magic"" (as Carl termed it) that lets you use strings in `url()`, e.g. `url('^$', 'myapp.views.myview')`. As well as reverse by dotted path, e.g. `reverse('myapp.views.myview')`.

Marc mentioned in that ticket ""Reversing by dotted path to view is just a bad idea."""	Cleanup/optimization	closed	Core (URLs)	dev	Normal	fixed			Ready for checkin	1	0	0	0	0	0