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Use MEDIA_URL in 500 error page

Author:
bthomas
Posted:
November 17, 2008
Language:
Python
Version:
1.0
Score:
5 (after 5 ratings)

The default server_error view uses Context instead of RequestContext. If you were depending on a context processor to make MEDIA_URL available in your templates, your 500.html template will not render with the correct image paths. This handler adds MEDIA_URL (and nothing else) back to the context that is sent to the template.

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# views.py
from django.conf import settings
from django.template import Context, loader

def server_error(request, template_name='500.html'):
    "Always includes MEDIA_URL"
    from django.http import HttpResponseServerError
    t = loader.get_template(template_name)
    return HttpResponseServerError(t.render(Context({'MEDIA_URL': settings.MEDIA_URL})))

# urls.py
handler500 = 'views.server_error'

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