Fixed #25176 -- Prevented TestCase.setUpTestData() exception from leaking transaction.

django/test/testcases.py

@@ -1017,7 +1017,11 @@ class TestCase(TransactionTestCase):
                     except Exception:
                         cls._rollback_atomics(cls.cls_atomics)
                         raise
-        cls.setUpTestData()
+        try:
+            cls.setUpTestData()
+        except Exception:
+            cls._rollback_atomics(cls.cls_atomics)
+            raise
 
     @classmethod
     def tearDownClass(cls):

docs/releases/1.8.4.txt

@@ -18,3 +18,6 @@ Bugfixes
 * Fixed ``QuerySet.raw()`` so ``InvalidQuery`` is not raised when using the
   ``db_column`` name of a ``ForeignKey`` field with ``primary_key=True``
   (:ticket:`12768`).
+
+* Prevented an exception in ``TestCase.setUpTestData()`` from leaking the
+  transaction (:ticket:`25176`).

tests/test_utils/tests.py

@@ -944,6 +944,39 @@ class OverrideSettingsTests(SimpleTestCase):
             self.assertIn(expected_location, finder.locations)
 
 
+class TestBadSetUpTestData(TestCase):
+    """
+    An exception in setUpTestData() shouldn't leak a transaction which would
+    cascade across the rest of the test suite.
+    """
+    class MyException(Exception):
+        pass
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        try:
+            super(TestBadSetupTestData, cls).setUpClass()
+        except cls.MyException:
+            cls._in_atomic_block = connection.in_atomic_block
+
+    @classmethod
+    def tearDownClass(Cls):
+        # override to avoid a second cls._rollback_atomics() which would fail.
+        # Normal setUpClass() methods won't have exception handling so this
+        # method wouldn't typically be run.
+        pass
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpTestData(cls):
+        # Simulate a broken setUpTestData() method.
+        raise cls.MyException()
+
+    def test_failure_in_setUpTestData_should_rollback_transaction(self):
+        # setUpTestData() should call _rollback_atomics() so that the
+        # transaction doesn't leak.
+        self.assertFalse(self._in_atomic_block)
+
+
 class DisallowedDatabaseQueriesTests(SimpleTestCase):
     def test_disallowed_database_queries(self):
         expected_message = (