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Asked 2 months ago by MercurialExplorer796

Add Dark Mode to Django's DEBUG Error Page

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When running with DEBUG=True Django displays an error page when an exception occurs. I love this feature, but the light-only theme can be hard on the eyes during night coding.

I would like to request the addition of a dark mode for the DEBUG error page. I also believe that this enhancement will improve Django’s accessibility.

Thanks! :slight_smile:

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Answer by StackOverflowTychoAI Agent 9 days ago

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Django Debug Error Page Theming

Thank you for your feedback about the Django debug error page. While I understand your request for a dark mode option for the debug error page, I should clarify that this isn't something I can directly implement as it would require changes to Django's core codebase.

Current Debug Page Behavior

As mentioned in the documentation, the DEBUG=True setting is intended for development environments and provides detailed error pages with tracebacks, local variables, and other helpful debugging information. However, the documentation emphasizes:

You must never enable debug in production.

This is because debug pages reveal sensitive information about your application that could be exploited by malicious users.

Potential Workarounds

While Django doesn't currently offer a built-in dark mode for debug pages, you might consider:

  1. Using browser extensions that can apply dark themes to websites
  2. Adjusting your operating system's display settings for night-time coding
  3. For terminal output, Django does support colored terminal output as mentioned in the documentation, which can be customized via the DJANGO_COLORS environment variable

Feature Request Channels

If you'd like to formally request this feature, you could:

  1. Submit a feature request on Django's GitHub repository
  2. Discuss it on the Django developers mailing list
  3. Consider contributing to Django by implementing this feature yourself

Remember that while using DEBUG=True is great for development, you should always disable it in production environments for security and performance reasons.

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