Simple serve media files with django dev server.

urls.py

from django.conf import settings
from django.conf.urls import patterns, include, url
from django.contrib.staticfiles.urls import staticfiles_urlpatterns


urlpatterns = patterns('',
  [...] # main urls
)

def mediafiles_urlpatterns():
    """
    Method for serve media files with runserver.
    """

    _media_url = settings.MEDIA_URL
    if _media_url.startswith('/'):
        _media_url = _media_url[1:]

    from django.views.static import serve
    return patterns('',
        (r'^%s(?P<path>.*)$' % _media_url, serve,
            {'document_root': settings.MEDIA_ROOT})
    )
    
# Static files
urlpatterns += staticfiles_urlpatterns()

# Media files
urlpatterns += mediafiles_urlpatterns()