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| -rw-r--r-- | django/db/utils.py | 3 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | tests/db_utils/tests.py | 8 |
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diff --git a/django/db/utils.py b/django/db/utils.py index 3ad83b52ff..e45f1db249 100644 --- a/django/db/utils.py +++ b/django/db/utils.py @@ -183,6 +183,9 @@ class ConnectionHandler(BaseConnectionHandler): @property def databases(self): + # Maintained for backward compatibility as some 3rd party packages have + # made use of this private API in the past. It is no longer used within + # Django itself. return self.settings def create_connection(self, alias): diff --git a/tests/db_utils/tests.py b/tests/db_utils/tests.py index fe1d1e2d60..9c0ec905cc 100644 --- a/tests/db_utils/tests.py +++ b/tests/db_utils/tests.py @@ -40,6 +40,14 @@ class ConnectionHandlerTests(SimpleTestCase): with self.assertRaisesMessage(ImproperlyConfigured, msg): conns["other"].ensure_connection() + def test_databases_property(self): + # The "databases" property is maintained for backwards compatibility + # with 3rd party packages. It should be an alias of the "settings" + # property. + conn = ConnectionHandler({}) + self.assertNotEqual(conn.settings, {}) + self.assertEqual(conn.settings, conn.databases) + def test_nonexistent_alias(self): msg = "The connection 'nonexistent' doesn't exist." conns = ConnectionHandler( |