From 3f651b3e88ac1ba8d04acd5a074362866a0a963a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tim Graham Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 13:34:41 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Added a warning about direct settings manipulation in tests. Thanks Thomas Chaumeny for the initial patch. --- docs/topics/testing/tools.txt | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/topics/testing/tools.txt b/docs/topics/testing/tools.txt index 439910aa8a..f3c2a8041d 100644 --- a/docs/topics/testing/tools.txt +++ b/docs/topics/testing/tools.txt @@ -1061,6 +1061,12 @@ If ``multi_db=True``, fixtures are loaded into all databases. Overriding settings ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +.. warning:: + + Use the functions below to temporarily alter the value of settings in tests. + Don't manipulate ``django.conf.settings`` directly as Django won't restore + the original values after such manipulations. + .. method:: SimpleTestCase.settings() For testing purposes it's often useful to change a setting temporarily and