Deprecated function-based loaders.

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/django/template/loader.py b/django/template/loader.py
index 3fe4773894..c62c383322 100644
--- a/django/template/loader.py
+++ b/django/template/loader.py
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ def find_template_loader(loader):
         if hasattr(TemplateLoader, 'load_template_source'):
             func = TemplateLoader(*args)
         else:
+            warnings.warn(
+                "Function-based template loaders are deprecated. Please use "
+                "class-based template loaders instead. Inherit base.Loader "
+                "and provide a load_template_source() method.",
+                RemovedInDjango20Warning, stacklevel=2)
+
             # Try loading module the old way - string is full path to callable
             if args:
                 raise ImproperlyConfigured(