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How can I trigger a 500 error in Django?

I'm trying to setup email error logging and I want to test it.

Whats an easy way to trigger a 500 error in Django? This surprisingly has not been discussed here yet.

Solution

  • A test view like this will work:

    from django.http import HttpResponse

def my_test_500_view(request):
    # Return an "Internal Server Error" 500 response code.
    return HttpResponse(status=500)

    or use the baked in error class:

    from django.http import HttpResponseServerError
def my_test_500_view(request):
        # Return an "Internal Server Error" 500 response code.
        return HttpResponseServerError()