hello_extras.py

from django import template
from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
from django.utils.html import urlize

register = template.Library()


@register.simple_tag(takes_context=True, name='edit_link')
def do_get_admin_link(context, uid):
    """ create hyperlink to admin edit of record by uid """
    rel_url = reverse('admin:hello_contact_change', args=(uid,))
    abs_url = context['request'].build_absolute_uri(rel_url)
    return urlize(abs_url)