import re from urllib.parse import urlsplit from django.conf import settings from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured from django.urls import re_path from django.views.static import serve def static(prefix, view=serve, **kwargs): """ Return a URL pattern for serving files in debug mode. from django.conf import settings from django.conf.urls.static import static urlpatterns = [ # ... the rest of your URLconf goes here ... ] + static(settings.MEDIA_URL, document_root=settings.MEDIA_ROOT) """ if not prefix: raise ImproperlyConfigured("Empty static prefix not permitted") elif not settings.DEBUG or urlsplit(prefix).netloc: # No-op if not in debug mode or a non-local prefix. return [] return [ re_path( r"^%s(?P<path>.*)$" % re.escape(prefix.lstrip("/")), view, kwargs=kwargs ), ]