id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	component	version	severity	resolution	keywords	cc	stage	has_patch	needs_docs	needs_tests	needs_better_patch	easy	ui_ux
7836	django.test.client._session should check for session middleware instead	Trevor Caira	nobody	"The django test client class allows you to use `self.client.session` only if you have `'django.contrib.sessions'` in your `INSTALLED_APPS` setting. That is, it assumes you are using sessions if and only if you have the sessions app installed.

This assumption breaks down when you are using the sessions middleware independently of the sessions app, for instance if you are using a cache backend for sessions.

I propose that `django.test.client._session` check for the sessions middleware class in `MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES` instead of the sessions app in `INSTALLED_APPS` to make it easier for people using the session middleware independently of the sessions app to use `self.client.sesssion` in tests."	Bug	closed	Testing framework	dev	Normal	fixed		charette.s@… vlastimil@… unai@…	Accepted	0	0	0	0	0	0