Django Date Path Converter

path_converters.py

from datetime import datetime, date


class DateConverter:
    regex = '[0-9]{4}-[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{2}'

    def to_python(self, value: str):
        return datetime.strptime(value, '%Y-%m-%d').date()

    def to_url(self, value: date):
        return value.strftime('%Y-%m-%d')

# urls.py
import path_converters

register_converter(path_converters.DateConverter, 'date')

urlpatterns = [
    path('<date:date>/<slug:slug>/', views.ArticleDetail.as_view()),
]

Date object will be passed to view function/method.