Question

Following this documentation (https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/topics/http/views/#customizing-error-views), I am trying to create a custom error 403 page for my Django application.

I have created an error handler in my URLConf:

handler403 = 'courses.views.error403'

I have also created a view that handles error 403 called error403:

def error403(request):
    '''
    Default view for error 403: Inadequate permissions.
    '''
    return render_to_response('utility/mustLogin.html', {'user': request.user})

However, this view is simply not rendering. When I instigate an error 403 on purpose, the default browser 403 page merely appears as opposed to my template.

Am I forgetting to perform some action? Thank you.

Answer 1

The handler403 is new in the development version. If you’re using an older version (<= 1.3) this option is not yet implemented.

There are some ways of accomplishing that in older versions, as described here. It involves a new middleware, a custom exception and the HttpResponseForbidden. Don’t know how well it would integrate with the rest of your project, though…