Snippet to server static and media files in development.

urls.py

# Append to your urls.py file.

# Development
from django.conf import settings

if settings.DEBUG:
    from django.conf.urls.static import static
    from django.contrib.staticfiles.urls import staticfiles_urlpatterns
    media = static(settings.MEDIA_URL, document_root=settings.MEDIA_ROOT)
    urlpatterns = media + staticfiles_urlpatterns() + urlpatterns