TemplateDoesNotExist for templates in local apps

[Ron]

Ok, I do hope this one is a valid bug ticket!

Since the update from 3.1.8 to 3.2 I get a TemplateDoesNotExist error for alle templates not living in the main template folder but within my local apps.

Project structure:

Apps live under: myproject/apps/
Main template dir: myproject/templates
Templates for an app live under: myproject/apps/myapp/templates

My config:

TEMPLATES = [
    {
        'BACKEND': 'django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates',
        'DIRS': ['templates'],
        'APP_DIRS': True,
        'OPTIONS': {
            'context_processors': [
                'django.template.context_processors.debug',
                'django.template.context_processors.request',
                'django.contrib.auth.context_processors.auth',
                'django.contrib.messages.context_processors.messages',
            ],
        },
    },
]

When I run my tests under 3.1.8, it works. When I update to 3.2 and run them, it throws the TemplateDoesNotExist exceptions.

I'd be happy to assist in any way possible.

[Tim Graham]

I think the issue is that DIRS isn't an absolute path. If that worked in previous versions, it was probably only by chance.

[Mariusz Felisiak]

Yes, DIRS should contain full paths as ​documented, so in your case 'DIRS': [BASE_DIR / 'templates']. It works for me with the described project structure. Please use one of support channels if you still have an issue with templates.