Django cache busting view

cache_buster.py

# Django cache buster view
# https://gist.github.com/bryanchow/4fd80e38a75be3c4e64560de2e7fd76e

from django.core.cache import cache
from django.utils.cache import get_cache_key
from django.shortcuts import redirect


def bust_cache(request, path):
    """
    A simple Django view that clears the cached response for the passed-in
    path, and redirects to that path.

    Example URL configuration:

        path("reload/<path:path>", cache_buster.bust_cache, name="bust_cache")

    """

    if not path.startswith("/"):
        path = "/{}".format(path)

    request.path = path
    key = get_cache_key(request)
    if cache.has_key(key):
        cache.delete(key)

    return redirect(path)