Use django-pipeline to read course static files.

Requires the replacement of {COURSE_STATIC_URL} with just /static/
in about/overview.html files.

common/djangoapps/pipeline_mako/templates/static_content.html

 <%!
 from staticfiles.storage import staticfiles_storage
 from pipeline_mako import compressed_css, compressed_js
-from static_replace import replace_urls
 %>
 
 <%def name='url(file)'>${staticfiles_storage.url(file)}</%def>
@@ -24,5 +23,3 @@ from static_replace import replace_urls
     % endfor
   %endif
 </%def>
-
-<%def name='replace_urls(text)'>${replace_urls(text)}</%def>

lms/djangoapps/courseware/courses.py

@@ -9,9 +9,12 @@ from django.http import Http404
 from xmodule.course_module import CourseDescriptor
 from xmodule.modulestore.django import modulestore
 from xmodule.modulestore.exceptions import ItemNotFoundError
+from static_replace import replace_urls
+from staticfiles.storage import staticfiles_storage
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+
 def check_course(course_id, course_must_be_open=True, course_required=True):
     """
     Given a course_id, this returns the course object. By default,
@@ -39,14 +42,9 @@ def check_course(course_id, course_must_be_open=True, course_required=True):
     return course
 
 
-### These methods look like they should be on the course_module object itself, but they rely
-### on the lms. Maybe they should be added dynamically to the class?
-
-def course_static_url(course):
-    return settings.STATIC_URL + "/" + course.metadata['data_dir'] + "/"
-    
 def course_image_url(course):
-    return course_static_url(course) + "images/course_image.jpg"
+    return staticfiles_storage.url(course.metadata['data_dir'] + "/images/course_image.jpg")
+
 
 def get_course_about_section(course, section_key):
     """
@@ -78,7 +76,7 @@ def get_course_about_section(course, section_key):
                         'effort', 'end_date', 'prerequisites']:
         try:
             with course.system.resources_fs.open(path("about") / section_key + ".html") as htmlFile:
-                return htmlFile.read().decode('utf-8').format(COURSE_STATIC_URL = course_static_url(course) )
+                return replace_urls(htmlFile.read().decode('utf-8'), course.metadata['data_dir'])
         except ResourceNotFoundError:
             log.warning("Missing about section {key} in course {url}".format(key=section_key, url=course.location.url()))
             return None