django.views.generic.simple should have a method to redirect to the absolute_url() of an object

[David Cramer <dcramer@…>]

Would be a handy addition to the generic views which would allow you to redirect a URL to the get_absolute_url of an object.

This can be used in many situations, the most common being URL changes.

'/myoldurl/(?P<id>[0-9]+)/', 'django.views.generic.simple.redirect_to_absolute_url', {'pk': '%(id)s'}

[Simon G. <dev@…>]

Sounds like a good idea - want to try and write up an implementation?

[David Cramer <dcramer@…>]

untested code

[Maxim Ivanov]

Sounds good, whats problem to include it in mainline?

[Malcolm Tredinnick]

Not clear this is a common enough use-case to require a function in Django, particularly given the function itself is so short to write.