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diff --git a/docs/testing.txt b/docs/testing.txt index 9906749723..cab31ed63b 100644 --- a/docs/testing.txt +++ b/docs/testing.txt @@ -291,6 +291,17 @@ for testing purposes: .. _RFC2616: http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html +Exceptions +~~~~~~~~~~ + +If you point the Test Client at a view that raises an exception, that exception +will be visible in the test case. You can then use a standard ``try...catch`` +block, or ``unittest.TestCase.assertRaises()`` to test for exceptions. + +The only exceptions that are not visible in a Test Case are ``Http404``, +``PermissionDenied`` and ``SystemExit``. Django catches these exceptions +internally and converts them into the appropriate HTTP responses codes. + Persistent state ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |