A note should be added to date template tag regarding formatting strings

[anonymous]

A note should be added to ​https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.5/ref/templates/builtins/#date that states those formatting strings are only for the date template tag and will not work on datetime objects and that strftime ​http://docs.python.org/2/library/datetime.html#strftime-strptime-behavior formatting strings should be used instead.

[FunkyBob]

I've written a patch:

​https://github.com/django/django/pull/1651

[Tim Graham <timograham@…>]

In 43a2ec7999dcb0c9b09552b9b44741e89f87bc33:

Fixed #21133 --Clarifed documentation about strftime formatting.

[Tim Graham <timograham@…>]

In b8e7730f3e25a0bcabca82bf5a2e06411ffcc92e:

[1.5.x] Fixed #21133 -- Clarifed documentation about strftime formatting.

Backport of 43a2ec7999 from master

[Tim Graham <timograham@…>]

In e94efee946bb440a4ea9fbe89dcb58972a87e8b3:

[1.6.x] Fixed #21133 -- Clarifed documentation about strftime formatting.

Backport of 43a2ec7999 from master