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@@ -297,6 +297,12 @@ development::
# ... the rest of your URLconf goes here ...
) + static(settings.MEDIA_URL, document_root=settings.MEDIA_ROOT)
+.. note::
+
+ The helper function will only be operational in debug mode and if
+ the given prefix is local (e.g. ``/static/``) and not a URL (e.g.
+ ``http://static.example.com/``).
+
.. _staticfiles-production:
Serving static files in production