Ticket #3506: help_text.patch

django/newforms/forms.py

@@ -218 +218 @@
             self.label = pretty_name(name)
         else:
             self.label = self.field.label
-        self.help_text = field.help_text
+        self.help_text = field.help_text or ''
 
     def __unicode__(self):
         "Renders this field as an HTML widget."

tests/regressiontests/forms/tests.py

@@ -3044 +3044 @@
 <p>Password2: <input type="password" name="password2" /></p>
 <input type="submit" />
 </form>
+>>> Template('{{ form.password1.help_text }}').render(Context({'form': UserRegistration(auto_id=False)}))
+''
 
 The label_tag() method takes an optional attrs argument: a dictionary of HTML
 attributes to add to the <label> tag.