Fixed #25697 -- Made default error views error when passed a nonexistent template_name.

2 files changed, 19 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/docs/ref/views.txt b/docs/ref/views.txt
index 133a79814b..8069264039 100644
--- a/docs/ref/views.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/views.txt
@@ -93,6 +93,10 @@ Three things to note about 404 views:
     second parameter, the exception that triggered the error. A useful
     representation of the exception is also passed in the template context.
 
+.. versionchanged:: 1.10
+
+    Passing a nonexistent ``template_name`` will raise ``TemplateDoesNotExist``.
+
 .. _http_internal_server_error_view:
 
 The 500 (server error) view
@@ -113,6 +117,10 @@ If :setting:`DEBUG` is set to ``True`` (in your settings module), then
 your 500 view will never be used, and the traceback will be displayed
 instead, with some debug information.
 
+.. versionchanged:: 1.10
+
+    Passing a nonexistent ``template_name`` will raise ``TemplateDoesNotExist``.
+
 .. _http_forbidden_view:
 
 The 403 (HTTP Forbidden) view
@@ -148,6 +156,10 @@ view you can use code like this::
     unicode representation of the exception is also passed in the template
     context.
 
+.. versionchanged:: 1.10
+
+    Passing a nonexistent ``template_name`` will raise ``TemplateDoesNotExist``.
+
 .. _http_bad_request_view:
 
 The 400 (bad request) view
@@ -173,3 +185,7 @@ filesystem paths.
 
     The signature of ``bad_request()`` changed in Django 1.9. The function
     now accepts a second parameter, the exception that triggered the error.
+
+.. versionchanged:: 1.10
+
+    Passing a nonexistent ``template_name`` will raise ``TemplateDoesNotExist``.
diff --git a/docs/releases/1.10.txt b/docs/releases/1.10.txt
index 33ca4bd12c..ff6900243f 100644
--- a/docs/releases/1.10.txt
+++ b/docs/releases/1.10.txt
@@ -464,6 +464,9 @@ Miscellaneous
   now better to call the ``LogEntry.get_change_message()`` method which will
   provide the message in the current language.
 
+* The default error views now raise ``TemplateDoesNotExist`` if a nonexistent
+  ``template_name`` is specified.
+
 .. _deprecated-features-1.10:
 
 Features deprecated in 1.10