Django custom handler404 shows 404 but gives header 200

Question

I made a custom handler404 for a authenticated Django website to avoid information leakage.

def check_logged_in_404(request):
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Answer 1

I finally found why the returned status code didnt work. Instead of setting a header message, it simply is:

response.status_code = 404

Nevertheless, the code suggested by PiotrLegnica definitely wins on simplicity, readability and beauty .. The badge still stands ;)

Regards,

Gerard.