ValueError: unknown URL type for redirect

7 Dec 2025

1 min read

ValueError: unknown URL type for redirect

$ python - <<'PY'
from urllib.parse import urlparse
print(urlparse('htp://bad'))
PY
ParseResult(scheme='htp', netloc='', path='bad', params='', query='', fragment='')

Why this happens

Invalid scheme or not using reverse() for internal paths.

Fix

Use redirect('view-name', args...) or valid absolute URLs.

Wrong code

return redirect('htp://bad')

Fixed code

from django.shortcuts import redirect
return redirect('home')