How do I change the view a URL resolves to after a certain date?

django,django-urls,django-1.5,url-pattern,django-formwizard

You don't have to try to hack your urls.py to pull this off. Set one URL pattern that points to a view that looks like this: def contest_page(request, contest_id): try: contest = Contest.objects.get(pk=contest_id) except Contest.DoesNotExist: raise Http404 # minimum necessary - you can do better if datetime.datetime.now() < contest.end_date: #...

CMS for Django when upgrading app from 1.5.5 to 1.7.1

django,content-management-system,django-cms,django-1.5,django-1.7

A maybe oversimplified solution for this could be django-front. Create your static pages and add the fields you want to edit. You edit it with a wysiwyg editor. I use it for my terms of service/privacy policy. You will probably be always bothered by migrations and django version when using...

Django doesn't format datetime on GAE, everything everywhrere UTC

python,django,google-app-engine,django-1.5

I found that adding pytz-gae lib, (copying pytz folder to project) and importing it in settings (from pytz.gae import pytz) helps. Now time in admin UI gets formatted according to TIME_ZONE in settings. Also removing import now yields to an error, that tz 'Europe/Rome' is not available. Before copying pytz...