Why django can not match double slashes correctly in URL? -
Why django can not match double slashes correctly in URL? - i'm trying utilize url pattern: (r'^welcome/(?p.+)/$', 'welcome'), to match url this: http://localhost:9000/welcome/http://google.com/ but surprise, found value of next turned out be: http:/google.com/ it seems double slashes somehow compressed 1 slash. why django behave , there workaround? this django ticket might going in right direction: https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/14346 also: diggbar modrewrite- how pass urls through modrewrite? django