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Fixes #16532 -- Clearer explanation of how the test client expects HTTP headers to be passed. Thanks for the patch, Ricardo Bánffy. 

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@ -710,6 +710,15 @@ arguments at time of construction:
details view, which is a good way to test code paths that use the details view, which is a good way to test code paths that use the
:meth:`django.http.HttpRequest.is_ajax()` method. :meth:`django.http.HttpRequest.is_ajax()` method.
.. admonition:: CGI specification
The headers sent via ``**extra`` should follow CGI_ specification.
For example, emulating a different "Host" header as sent in the
HTTP request from the browser to the server should be passed
as ``HTTP_HOST``.
.. _CGI: http://www.w3.org/CGI/
If you already have the GET arguments in URL-encoded form, you can If you already have the GET arguments in URL-encoded form, you can
use that encoding instead of using the data argument. For example, use that encoding instead of using the data argument. For example,
the previous GET request could also be posed as:: the previous GET request could also be posed as::