examples.py

#### settings.py

TEMPLATE_DIRS = [
    "/Users/jacob/Revsys/Training/yabl/templates",
]

#### yabl/urls.py

from django.conf.urls.defaults import *

# Uncomment the next two lines to enable the admin:
from django.contrib import admin
admin.autodiscover()

urlpatterns = patterns('',
    (r'^authors/', include('yabl.authors.urls')),
    (r'^entries/', include('yabl.entries.urls')),
    (r'^admin/', include(admin.site.urls)),
)
    
#### yabl/entries/urls.py

from django.conf.urls.defaults import *

urlpatterns = patterns('',
    (r'^([^/]+)/$', 'yabl.entries.views.entry_detail'),
)

#### yabl/entries/views.py

from django.shortcuts import render_to_response
from yabl.entries.models import Entry

def entry_detail(request, slug):
    return render_to_response("entries/detail.html", {
        "entry": Entry.objects.get(slug=slug),
    })
    
#### yabl/templates/entries/detail.html

<h1>{{ entry.headline }}</h1>
<p>{{ entry.body }}</p>

#### yabl/authors/urls.py

from django.conf.urls.defaults import *

urlpatterns = patterns('',
    ('^$', 'yabl.authors.views.author_list'),
)

#### yabl/authors/views.py

from django.shortcuts import render_to_response
from yabl.authors.models import Author

def author_list(request):
    return render_to_response("authors/index.html", {
        "authors": Author.objects.all(),
        "title": "Author List",
    })

# The manual way:
#
# from django.http import HttpResponse
# from django import template
# def author_list(request):
#     authors = Author.objects.all()
#     tmpl = template.loader.get_template("authors/index.html")
#     ctx = template.Context({"authors": authors})
#     rv = tmpl.render(ctx)
#     return HttpResponse(rv)

#### yabl/templates/authors/index.html

<h1>{{ title }}</h1>
<ul>
  {% for author in authors %}
    <li>{{ author }}</li>
  {% endfor %}
</ul>