Added check for properly-formatted status

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/paste/lint.py b/paste/lint.py
index a34b368..e99a54e 100644
--- a/paste/lint.py
+++ b/paste/lint.py
@@ -260,6 +260,11 @@ def check_status(status):
         "Status codes must be three characters: %r" % status_code)
     status_int = int(status_code)
     assert status_int >= 100, "Status code is invalid: %r" % status_int
+    if len(status) < 4 or status[4] != ' ':
+        warnings.warn(
+            "The status string (%r) should be a three-digit integer "
+            "followed by a single space and a status explanation"
+            % status, WSGIWarning)
 
 def check_headers(headers):
     assert type(headers) is ListType, (