Remove hardcoded version numbers from the download page.

releases/urls.py

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import, unicode_literals
 
-from django.conf.urls import patterns
+from django.conf.urls import patterns, url
 
 from .views import index, redirect
 
 urlpatterns = patterns('',
-    (r'^$', index),
-    (r'^([0-9a-z_.-]+)/(tarball|checksum|egg)/$', redirect),
+    url(r'^$', index, name='download'),
+    url(r'^([0-9a-z_.-]+)/(tarball|checksum|egg)/$', redirect, name='download-redirect'),
 )

releases/views.py

@@ -7,7 +7,19 @@
 
 
 def index(request):
-    return render(request, 'releases/download.html')
+    # Build a dictionary of x => latest 1.x.y release
+    releases = {}
+    for release in Release.objects.filter(status='f', major=1).order_by('minor', 'micro'):
+        releases[release.minor] = release
+    releases = [releases[minor] for minor in sorted(releases)]
+    current = releases.pop()
+    previous = releases.pop()
+    context = {
+        'current_version': current.version,
+        'previous_version': previous.version,
+        'earlier_versions': [release.version for release in reversed(releases)],
+    }
+    return render(request, 'releases/download.html', context)
 
 
 def redirect(request, version, kind):

templates/releases/download.html

@@ -13,17 +13,17 @@ <h1>How to get Django</h1>
 
 <h2>Option 1. Get the latest official version</h2>
 
-<p>The latest official version is 1.5. You can get it by direct download:
+<p>The latest official version is {{ current_version }}. You can get it by direct download:
 
-<p>First, download <a href="https://www.djangoproject.com/download/1.5/tarball/">Django-1.5.tar.gz</a> (<a href="https://www.djangoproject.com/download/1.5/checksum/">checksums</a>). Then:</p>
+<p>First, download <a href="{% url 'download-redirect' current_version 'tarball' %}">Django-{{ current_version }}.tar.gz</a> (<a href="{% url 'download-redirect' current_version 'checksum' %}">checksums</a>). Then:</p>
 
-<pre class="literal-block"><code>tar xzvf Django-1.5.tar.gz
-cd Django-1.5
+<pre class="literal-block"><code>tar xzvf Django-{{ current_version }}.tar.gz
+cd Django-{{ current_version }}
 sudo python setup.py install</code></pre>
 
 <p>You can also use <a href="http://www.pip-installer.org/en/latest/">pip</a>:
 
-<pre class="literal-block"><code>pip install Django==1.5</code></pre>
+<pre class="literal-block"><code>pip install Django=={{ current_version }}</code></pre>
 
 <h2>Option 2. Get the latest development version</h2>
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ <h2>After you get it</h2>
 {% block content-related %}
 <h2>For the impatient:</h2>
 <ul>
-  <li>Latest release: <a href="https://www.djangoproject.com/download/1.5/tarball/">Django-1.5.tar.gz</a><br>Checksum: <a href="https://www.djangoproject.com/download/1.5/checksum/">Django-1.5.checksum.txt</a></li>
+  <li>Latest release: <a href="{% url 'download-redirect' current_version 'tarball' %}">Django-{{ current_version }}.tar.gz</a><br>Checksum: <a href="{% url 'download-redirect' current_version 'checksum' %}">Django-{{ current_version }}.checksum.txt</a></li>
 </ul>
 
 <h2>Which version is better?</h2>
@@ -52,14 +52,13 @@ <h2>Which version is better?</h2>
 <p>If you're just looking for a stable deployment target and don't mind waiting for the next release, you'll want to stick with the latest official release (which will always include detailed notes on any changes you'll need to make while upgrading).</p>
 <h2>Previous releases</h2>
 <ul>
-  <li>Django 1.4.5: <a href="https://www.djangoproject.com/download/1.4.5/tarball/">Django-1.4.5.tar.gz</a><br>Checksum: <a href="https://www.djangoproject.com/download/1.4.5/checksum/">Django-1.4.5.checksum.txt</a></li>
+  <li>Django {{ previous_version }}: <a href="{% url 'download-redirect' previous_version 'tarball' %}">Django-{{ previous_version }}.tar.gz</a><br>Checksum: <a href="{% url 'download-redirect' previous_version 'checksum' %}">Django-{{ previous_version }}.checksum.txt</a></li>
 </ul>
 
 <h2>Unsupported previous releases (no longer receive security updates or bugfixes)</h2>
 <ul>
-  <li>Django 1.3: <a href="https://www.djangoproject.com/download/1.3.7/tarball/">Django-1.3.7.tar.gz</a><br>Checksum: <a href="https://www.djangoproject.com/download/1.3.7/checksum/">Django-1.3.7.checksum.txt</a></li>
-  <li>Django 1.2: <a href="https://www.djangoproject.com/download/1.2.7/tarball/">Django-1.2.7.tar.gz</a><br>Checksum: <a href="https://www.djangoproject.com/download/1.2.7/checksum/">Django-1.2.7.checksum.txt</a></li>
-  <li>Django 1.1: <a href="https://www.djangoproject.com/download/1.1.4/tarball/">Django-1.1.4.tar.gz</a><br>Checksum: <a href="https://www.djangoproject.com/download/1.1.4/checksum/">Django-1.1.4.checksum.txt</a></li>
-  <li>Django 1.0: <a href="https://www.djangoproject.com/download/1.0.4/tarball/">Django-1.0.4.tar.gz</a><br>Checksum: <a href="https://www.djangoproject.com/download/1.0.4/checksum/">Django-1.0.4.checksum.txt</a></li>
+  {% for earlier_version in earlier_versions %}
+  <li>Django {{ earlier_version }}: <a href="{% url 'download-redirect' earlier_version 'tarball' %}">Django-{{ earlier_version }}.tar.gz</a><br>Checksum: <a href="{% url 'download-redirect' earlier_version 'checksum' %}">Django-{{ earlier_version }}.checksum.txt</a></li>
+  {% endfor %}
 </ul>
 {% endblock %}