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diff --git a/docs/url_dispatch.txt b/docs/url_dispatch.txt index 6ed7043fd5..789399de8d 100644 --- a/docs/url_dispatch.txt +++ b/docs/url_dispatch.txt @@ -190,6 +190,28 @@ The remaining arguments should be tuples in this format:: ...where ``optional dictionary`` and ``optional name`` are optional. (See `Passing extra options to view functions`_ below.) +.. note:: + Because `patterns()` is a function call, it accepts a maximum of 255 + arguments (URL patterns, in this case). This is a limit for all Python + function calls. This is rarely a problem in practice, because you'll + typically structure your URL patterns modularly by using `include()` + sections. However, on the off-chance you do hit the 255-argument limit, + realize that `patterns()` returns a Python list, so you can split up the + construction of the list. + + :: + + urlpatterns = patterns('', + ... + ) + urlpatterns += patterns('', + ... + ) + + Python lists have unlimited size, so there's no limit to how many URL + patterns you can construct. The only limit is that you can only create 254 + at a time (the 255th argument is the initial prefix argument). + url --- |