On Sun, 2009-01-04 at 01:01 -0800, HB wrote:
> Hey,
> What is the difference between:
> query = request.GET.get('q', '')
> and
> (r'^time/plus/(\d{1,2})/$', hours_ahead)
> And when to use each approach?
> Thanks guys.
> #I'm new to Django, forgive my simple questions :)
GET parameters (the first approach) appear in the URL as part of what's
called the query string. That is, the part after the question mark
('?'). The second fragment you've given matches portions of the URL that
is in the "path info" portion: before the question mark. Thus, in the
URL:
http://www.example.com/time/plus/42/?q=fred
The \d{1,2} part of your second fragment will match the "42" piece,
whilst the request.GET.get('q') fragment will return "fred".
Regards,
Malcolm
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