float argument required when using redirect_to in simple.py

[kauu@…]

Exception 'float argument required ' occurs when i call the redirect_to method which in Simple.py in case of the url contain Chinese or Japanese.

url containing Chinese looks like "%E8%AF%95%E8%AF%95%E5%9C%B0%E4%B8%A"。

i guest that the parameter in line 35 will put kwargs's value to %E , so , the exception occurs.

 34     if url is not None:
 35         return HttpResponsePermanentRedirect(url % kwargs)

so, how can fix it ???

[vung]

Just double the percent signs to prevent string interpolation:

urlpatterns = patterns('django.views.generic.simple',
    ('^foo/$', 'redirect_to', {'url': '/%%E8%%AF%%95%%E8%%AF%%95%%E5%%9C%%B0/'}),
)

[Malcolm Tredinnick]

We should document that this is needed. The original problem description isn't "worksforme" at all and people bump into it from time to time. It needs an explicit change to their code.

[Malcolm Tredinnick]

(In [9626]) Documented how to handle '%' characters in redirect_to() URL strings (even in
the absence of keyword arguments). Fixed #9773.

[Malcolm Tredinnick]

(In [9627]) [1.0.X] Documented how to handle '%' characters in redirect_to() URL strings
(even in the absence of keyword arguments). Fixed #9773.

Backport of r9626 from trunk.

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