[1.6.x] Fixed #13116 -- Described scope of variables created by {% url ... as var %} syntax.

Thanks leif_p for the suggestion.

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@ -1047,11 +1047,13 @@ cause your site to display an error page.
If you'd like to retrieve a URL without displaying it, you can use a slightly If you'd like to retrieve a URL without displaying it, you can use a slightly
different call:: different call::
{% url 'path.to.view' arg arg2 as the_url %} {% url 'path.to.view' arg arg2 as the_url %}
<a href="{{ the_url }}">I'm linking to {{ the_url }}</a> <a href="{{ the_url }}">I'm linking to {{ the_url }}</a>
The scope of the variable created by the ``as var`` syntax is the
``{% block %}`` in which the ``{% url %}`` tag appears.
This ``{% url ... as var %}`` syntax will *not* cause an error if the view is This ``{% url ... as var %}`` syntax will *not* cause an error if the view is
missing. In practice you'll use this to link to views that are optional:: missing. In practice you'll use this to link to views that are optional::