>
> > Is there a canonical definition or even a reference implementation
> > of a slug =3D slugify(str) function somewhere? Yeah, I could go
> > grep through the sources and maybe find one? And yes, I see:
> >=20
> > http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/models/fields/#slugfield
> >=20
> > But even that is a bit ambiguous as to the treatment of underscores.
>
> Could you clarify what you mean by "ambiguous as to the treatment of unders=
> cores"? I don't see an ambiguity, so I wonder what I'm missing.
Some places say underscores are valid, others say they removed:
http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/templates/builtins/
slugify
Converts to lowercase, removes non-word characters
(alphanumerics and underscores) and converts spaces to
hyphens. Also strips leading and trailing whitespace.
> My understanding is that a slug is usable as a URL; that's really the synta=
> x definition, and is why it is limited to "only letters, numbers, underscor=
> es or hyphens." A slug is effectively an artifact of Django's birth in jour=
> nalism-on-the-web, and an extraordinarily handy one. As such, it exists fo=
> r practical reasons, rather than purity.
Sure, I get that.
It would be nice to use the same (or at least internally consistent)
definition, of course.
> I do indeed use the slugify() function for precisely that pattern.
Exactly *which* slugify() function? Documentation reference?
Import from line?
> I override the model's save method, and populate the slug field prior
> to allowing the save to proceed. I picked up that trick from some
> other code somewhere; it isn't uncommon.
Well, yeah. That's what I want to do too! :-) Any chance you
can post a snippet for me?
> HTH,
Somewhat!
Thanks,
jdl
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