from django.views.generic.simple import redirect_to

urlpatterns = patterns('',
    # ...your project's patterns...
    )

# Your old/new URL tuples -- examples
redirects = (
    ('^kawasaki/zx750f', '/bikes/kawasaki/zx750f/'),   # Matching a literal URL
    ('^gear/[0-9]+/$', '/gear/'),                      # Ignoring part of the matched URL
    ('^foo/(?P<id>\d+)/$', '/bar/%(id)s/'),            # Oooh, parameter capture!
    )

for oldurl, newurl in redirects:
    urlpatterns += patterns('', (oldurl, redirect_to, {'url': newurl}))