def say_hello(person_name):
  print 'Hello, %s' % person_name

def say_goodbye(person_name):
  print 'Goodbye, %s' % person_name

def greet(person_name, greeting):
  print '%s, %s' % (greeting, person_name)

# urls.py

from django.conf.urls.defaults import *
from mysite import views

urlpatterns = patterns('',
  (r'^events/$', views.event_list),
  (r'^blog/entries/$', views.entry_list),
)

# views.py

from django.shortcuts import render_to_response
from mysite.models import Event, BlogEntry

def event_list(request):
  obj_list = Event.objects.all()
  return render_to_response('mysite/event_list.html', {'event_list': obj_list})

def entry_list(request):
  obj_list = BlogEntry.objects.all()
  return render_to_response('mysite/blogentry_list.html', {'entry_list': obj_list})

# urls.py

from django.conf.urls.defaults import *
from mysite import models, views

urlpatterns = patterns('',
  (r'^events/$', views.object_list, {'model': models.Event}),
  (r'^blog/entries/$', views.object_list, {'model': models.BlogEntry}),
)

# views.py

from django.shortcuts import render_to_response

def object_list(request, model):
  obj_list = model.objects.all()
  template_name = 'mysite/%s_list.html' % model.__name__.lower()
  return render_to_response(template_name, {'object_list': obj_list})

def my_view(request, template_name):
  var = do_something()
  return render_to_response(template_name, {'var': var})

from django.conf.urls.defaults import *
from mysite import views

urlpatterns = patterns('',
  (r'^mydata/(?P<id>\d+)/$', views.my_view, {'id': 3}),
)