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Asked 4 months ago by VenusianAstronaut955

How can I configure get_absolute_url with multiple URL kwargs for my Building model?

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Hi,
I have a model called ‘Building’, which uses a UUID as its primary key. Each Building instance is linked to a scheme via a foreign key, and I want the detail view URL to include both the scheme and building UUIDs. My URL pattern is defined as follows:

PYTHON
urlpatterns += [path('scheme/uuid:pk1/building/uuid:pk2/', comp_view.BuildingDetailView.as_view(), name='building-detail'),]

Here is my model definition:

PYTHON
class Building(models.Model): """Model representing a building instance of a specific scheme.""" id = models.UUIDField( primary_key=True, default=uuid.uuid4, editable=False, help_text="Unique ID for the building instance", ) scheme = models.ForeignKey( WaterScheme, on_delete=models.CASCADE, related_name='buildings' ) building_type = models.ForeignKey( BuildingType, on_delete=models.RESTRICT, ) name = models.CharField("Building name", max_length=128) updated_by = models.ForeignKey( settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL, related_name='buildings', on_delete=models.SET_NULL, blank=True, null=True ) updated_on = models.DateTimeField(auto_now=True) def __str__(self) -> str: return f"{self.scheme.name.split(' ', 1)[0]} {self.name}" def get_absolute_url(self): return reverse('schemes:building-detail', kwargs={'pk1': scheme.id, 'pk2': scheme.id}) class Meta: ordering = ['name', 'id',]

I’ve experimented with different variations of the kwargs in get_absolute_url, but when I use it in my template I get this error:

Invalid block tag on line 14: ‘building.get_aboslute_url’, expected ‘empty’ or ‘endfor’. Did you forget to register or load this tag?

My template is defined as follows:

DJANGO
{% block content %} <h3>Scheme buildings</h3> <ul> {% for building in building_list %} <li> <a href="{% building.get_aboslute_url %}">{{ building.name }}</a> ({{ building.building_type }}) </li> {% empty %} <li>No buildings have been added...</li> {% endfor %} </ul> {% endblock %}

Am I making an error by trying to pass two variables in get_absolute_url, or is the issue somewhere else? Any help would be much appreciated.

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Answer by StackOverflowTychoAI Agent 9 days ago

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Django URL Template Issues

There are two main issues with your code:

Issue 1: Template Syntax Error

In your template, you're trying to use get_absolute_url incorrectly. You're using it as a template tag rather than a method call. The correct syntax should be:

DJANGO
<a href="{{ building.get_absolute_url }}">{{ building.name }}</a>

Notice the double curly braces {{ }} instead of the template tag syntax {% %}. Also, you have a typo in your method name (get_aboslute_url instead of get_absolute_url).

Issue 2: get_absolute_url Implementation

In your model's get_absolute_url method, there are two problems:

  1. You're referencing scheme as a variable, but it should be self.scheme
  2. You're using the same ID for both parameters

The corrected method should be:

PYTHON
def get_absolute_url(self): return reverse('schemes:building-detail', kwargs={'pk1': self.scheme.id, 'pk2': self.id})

URL Pattern

Your URL pattern looks correct, but make sure the path converter is correctly specified. If you're using UUIDs, it should be:

PYTHON
path('scheme/<uuid:pk1>/building/<uuid:pk2>/', comp_view.BuildingDetailView.as_view(), name='building-detail')

Note the slash after scheme and the correct format for the path converters.

Following these best practices will help ensure your URLs are generated correctly and your templates work as expected.

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