Using models.permalink in Django

home.html

<a href="{% url some_model object.slug %}">{{ object.name }}</a>

or

<a href="{{ object.get_absolute_url }}">{{ object.name }}</a>

models.py

from django.db import models

class SomeModel(models.Model):

    slug = models.SlugField()
    name = models.CharField()
    
    @models.permalink
    def get_absolute_url(self):
        return ('some_model', (self.slug,))

some_model.html

Template for {{ object.name }}

urls.py

"""
Example of URL Patterns based on slug fields. 
"""

from django.conf.urls.defaults import patterns, url

urlpatterns = patterns('',
    url(r'^(?P<slug>[-\w]+)$', 'myapp.views.view_some_model', name="some_model"),
)

views.py

from myapp.models import SomeModel

def view_some_model(request, slug, template="myapp/some_model.html"):
    object = get_object_or_404(SomeModel, slug=slug)
    return render(request, template {'object': object})