[1.0.X] Fixed a typo and clarified how django.core.mail.outbox works in the testing framework. Fixed #9237.

Backport of r9140 from trunk.


git-svn-id: http://code.djangoproject.com/svn/django/branches/releases/1.0.X@9142 bcc190cf-cafb-0310-a4f2-bffc1f526a37

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/docs/topics/testing.txt b/docs/topics/testing.txt
index 0916f52388..4f37b3bdc0 100644
--- a/docs/topics/testing.txt
+++ b/docs/topics/testing.txt
@@ -950,7 +950,7 @@ Django, such as your machine's mail server, if you're running one.)
 
 .. currentmodule:: django.core.mail
 
-.. data:: django.core.mail.output
+.. data:: django.core.mail.outbox
 
 During test running, each outgoing e-mail is saved in
 ``django.core.mail.outbox``. This is a simple list of all
@@ -961,6 +961,11 @@ dummy :class:`<~django.core.mail.SMTPConnection>`. When the test framework is
 torn down, the standard :class:`<~django.core.mail.SMTPConnection>` class is
 restored, and the test outbox is destroyed.
 
+The ``outbox`` attribute is a special attribute that is created *only* when
+the tests are run. It doesn't normally exist as part of the
+:mod:`django.core.mail` module and you can't import it directly. The code
+below shows how to access this attribute correctly.
+
 Here's an example test that examines ``django.core.mail.outbox`` for length
 and contents::