1 files changed, 19 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/debug_toolbar/toolbar.py b/debug_toolbar/toolbar.py
index 36c301a..ec840dd 100644
--- a/debug_toolbar/toolbar.py
+++ b/debug_toolbar/toolbar.py
@@ -6,11 +6,16 @@ from __future__ import absolute_import, unicode_literals
 
 import uuid
 
+from django.conf import settings
 from django.conf.urls import patterns, url
 from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
+from django.template import TemplateSyntaxError
 from django.template.loader import render_to_string
-from django.utils.datastructures import SortedDict
 from django.utils.importlib import import_module
+try:
+    from collections import OrderedDict
+except ImportError:
+    from django.utils.datastructures import SortedDict as OrderedDict
 
 from debug_toolbar import settings as dt_settings
 
@@ -20,7 +25,7 @@ class DebugToolbar(object):
     def __init__(self, request):
         self.request = request
         self.config = dt_settings.CONFIG.copy()
-        self._panels = SortedDict()
+        self._panels = OrderedDict()
         for panel_class in self.get_panel_classes():
             panel_instance = panel_class(self)
             self._panels[panel_instance.panel_id] = panel_instance
@@ -57,11 +62,21 @@ class DebugToolbar(object):
         """
         if not self.should_render_panels():
             self.store()
-        return render_to_string('debug_toolbar/base.html', {'toolbar': self})
+        try:
+            context = {'toolbar': self}
+            return render_to_string('debug_toolbar/base.html', context)
+        except TemplateSyntaxError:
+            if 'django.contrib.staticfiles' not in settings.INSTALLED_APPS:
+                raise ImproperlyConfigured(
+                    "The debug toolbar requires the staticfiles contrib app. "
+                    "Add 'django.contrib.staticfiles' to INSTALLED_APPS and "
+                    "define STATIC_URL in your settings.")
+            else:
+                raise
 
     # Handle storing toolbars in memory and fetching them later on
 
-    _store = SortedDict()
+    _store = OrderedDict()
 
     def should_render_panels(self):
         render_panels = self.config['RENDER_PANELS']