Django how to create URL pattern to identify an object

Asked Jul 14 '16 at 16:46

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I am developing a Django app which includes some user profiles. (Profile is a custom model).

I want to implement the Profile in such a way so that I can access a page e.g localhost:8080/profile/234332 where 234332 is a random number.

I am not sure how to handle this unique identifier for each profile, shall I tried something like

id=models.CharField(max_length=100, blank=True, unique=True, default=uuid.uuid4)

This gives a way too long string but I wanted to be if possible a number of 5-8 digits. My concern is how to implement this field in such way so that will never be two profiles with the same ID.

asked Jul 14 '16 at 16:46

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why not use django generated pk. It isn't random, but it auto increments so no two are the same – joel goldstick Jul 14 '16 at 16:55
Exposing the PK isn't risky? – Phrixus Jul 14 '16 at 17:03
How is it riskier than making up your own numbers? – joel goldstick Jul 14 '16 at 17:05
I think this is what you are looking for: http://stackoverflow.com/a/37605582/267540 – e4c5 Jul 15 '16 at 01:52

Django how to create URL pattern to identify an object

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