Django - catch exception

Question

It might be a Python newbie question...

try:
   #do something
except:
   raise Exception(\'XYZ has gone wrong...\')

Even with DEBUG=True,

Answer 1

Another suggestion could be to use Django messaging framework to display flash messages, instead of an error page.

from django.contrib import messages
#...
def another_view(request):
    #...
    context = {'foo': 'bar'}
    try:
        #... some stuff here
    except SomeException as e:
        messages.add_message(request, messages.ERROR, e)

    return render(request, 'appname/another_view.html', context)

And then in the view as in Django documentation:

{% if messages %}

    {% for message in messages %}
    {{ message }}
    {% endfor %}

{% endif %}