Django static files are not updated

Question

In my Django project the application my_app has a template which references a javascript static file:

<script src="{% static 'my_app/my_script.js' %}"></script>

Once I installed my_script.js in my_app/templates/my_app, everything seemed to work. At some point I overwrote my_script.js with a different script, such that my_script.js has a different content now.

However, when I load my_app with my browser, it loads the old my_script.js, although it does not exist anymore. How can I resolve it? Thanks.

Answer 1

I often use ?v=00001 or any define number to force clear cache in browser. So in your case it could be:

<script src="{% static 'my_app/my_script.js?v=00001' %}"></script>

Or:

<script src="{% static 'my_app/my_script.js' %}?v=00001"></script>

Next time you change the script, increase the number to 00002. Of course there are many ways to do this but I still prefer this method.