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
9713	No verification of URL validity on django.db.models.fields.URLField	Masklinn	nobody	"The [http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/models/fields/#urlfield documentation for URLField] states, for the ``verify_exists`` kwarg, ''If True (the default), the URL given will be checked for existence (i.e., the URL actually loads and doesn't give a 404 response).''

But this validation doesn't seem to happen and, indeed, nothing in the URLField code performs any verification of the URL's validity.

The [http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/forms/fields/#urlfield forms URLField] on the other hand does perform URL verification and validation on ``verify_exists``.

I'm not sure whether it's a case of overreaching documentation or of something that wasill be checked for existence (i.e., the URL actually loads and doesn't give a 404 response).

But this validation doesn't seem to happen and, indeed, nothing in the URLField code performs any verification of the URL's validity.

The forms URLField on the other hand does perform URL verification and validation on verify_exists as documented.

I'm not sure whether it's a case of overreaching documentation or of something that was supposed to be included in t supposed to be included in the code but wasn't or was removed, so I marked this as a doc bug."		closed	Documentation	1.0		wontfix			Unreviewed	0	0	0	0	0	0