Just as "^" means "start of string" so "$" mean "end of string", so "^$" means a string where the end is next to the beginning.
You can read the Python documentation for the "re"module for more insight into all this. regards Steve On 9/30/2010 11:20 AM, Bradley Hintze wrote: > LOL, let me rephrase. > > What is the significance of the '$' (or what does it mean) in the URLs > as pointed out in previous messages? > > On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 11:15 AM, Carlton Gibson > <carlton.gib...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Its the plural of $. >> >> On 30 Sep 2010, at 16:02, Bradley Hintze wrote: >> >>> Why $s, if you don't mind me asking? >>> >>> On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 10:55 AM, Carlton Gibson >>> <carlton.gib...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> On 30 Sep 2010, at 15:42, Bradley Hintze wrote: >>>> >>>>> urlpatterns = patterns('', >>>>> (r'^', home_view), >>>>> (r'^here/', here), >>>>> # Example: >>>>> ) >>>> >>>> your first pattern matches all URLs which have a beginning, which is all >>>> URLs. You need to add the $s at the end: >>>> >>>> urlpatterns = patterns('', >>>> (r'^$', home_view), >>>> (r'^here/$', here), >>>> # Example: >>>> ) >>>> >>>> HTH >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Carlton >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "Django users" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to django-us...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Bradley J. Hintze >>> Graduate Student >>> Duke University >>> School of Medicine >>> 801-712-8799 >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Django users" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to django-us...@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Django users" group. >> To post to this group, send email to django-us...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en. >> >> > > > -- DjangoCon US 2010 September 7-9 http://djangocon.us/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-us...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en.