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diff --git a/docs/topics/testing.txt b/docs/topics/testing.txt index 6595c51957..2362193960 100644 --- a/docs/topics/testing.txt +++ b/docs/topics/testing.txt @@ -710,6 +710,15 @@ arguments at time of construction: details view, which is a good way to test code paths that use the :meth:`django.http.HttpRequest.is_ajax()` method. + .. admonition:: CGI specification + + The headers sent via ``**extra`` should follow CGI_ specification. + For example, emulating a different "Host" header as sent in the + HTTP request from the browser to the server should be passed + as ``HTTP_HOST``. + + .. _CGI: http://www.w3.org/CGI/ + If you already have the GET arguments in URL-encoded form, you can use that encoding instead of using the data argument. For example, the previous GET request could also be posed as:: |