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diff --git a/docs/sessions.txt b/docs/sessions.txt index 2566a9f70e..ad715767ca 100644 --- a/docs/sessions.txt +++ b/docs/sessions.txt @@ -63,6 +63,18 @@ It also has these two methods: You can edit ``request.session`` at any point in your view. You can edit it multiple times. +Session object guidelines +------------------------- + + * Use normal Python strings as dictionary keys on ``request.session``. This + is more of a convention than a hard-and-fast rule. + + * Session dictionary keys that begin with an underscore are reserved for + internal use by Django. + + * Don't override ``request.session`` with a new object, and don't access or + set its attributes. Use it like a Python dictionary. + Examples -------- |