Django URL reversing fails while adding a new quiz in my e-learning module. Revised code snippet:
from django.shortcuts import redirect
def start_quiz(request, course_ref, module_ref):
# Validate input and create quiz entry
return redirect('quiz:begin', course_ref, module_ref)
Help needed.
After encountering a similar problem, I discovered that the error was due to a mismatch between the expected URL parameters and what was being passed. In my case, the solution was to verify that the parameter names in the URL configuration were exactly as used in the redirect statement. Using Django’s reverse function to generate the URL helped identify any discrepancies in the naming. Revisiting the URL pattern details in the configuration often reveals minor typos or misconfigurations that could lead to the NoReverseMatch error.
Hey Charlotte91, I feel you on the NoReverseMatch issues – they’ve gotten me for a couple of projects too! One thing I ended up doing was to test out the reverse function directly. I modified my view to do something like:
from django.urls import reverse
generated_url = reverse('quiz:begin', kwargs={'course_ref': course_ref, 'module_ref': module_ref})
print('Generated URL:', generated_url)
This lets you see exactly what URL Django is trying to build, which might highlight if there’s any discrepancy in the URL pattern. I’m wondering if there might be any optional parameters or slight name differences in your URL config that’s causing the hiccup. Has anyone else noticed this with similar patterns? What worked best for you in these cases? Would love to hear more thoughts on this 
hey, try rewriting the redirect with keywords. something like return redirect(‘quiz:begin’, course_ref=course_ref, module_ref=module_ref) instead of passing positional args. double-check your url pattern too, might be causing your reversin error.