Answer: Django doesn't match CreateView if the route begins with 'post/'

answer re: Django doesn't match CreateView if the route begins with 'post/'

Jul 9 '17

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Django will use the first matching regex, which in this case is r'^post/(?P<slug>[-\w]+)/$'. This routes to PostDetailView with a slug of new. Since you don't have a post with that slug, the view will raise a 404.

To fix this, simply put the CreatePostView above the PostDetailView:

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