NotFoundError: TransportError when executing search_exists

[jstypka]

In the new 1.7.0 version when I run:

from elasticsearch import Elasticsearch
es = Elasticsearch()
es.search_exists(index='non-existing-index', doc_type='not-existent', body={})
...
NotFoundError: TransportError(404, u'IndexMissingException[[non-existing-index] missing]')

What's more I even get an error when the index exists:

NotFoundError: TransportError(404, u'{"exists":false}')

In the 1.6.0 version I just get False and nothing blows up which is a much nicer behaviour.
Is it a bug or a feature?

[Redoubts]

This surprised me too. I got further confused when I saw #230 marked as closed fixed.

[honzakral]

Sorry for the delay, fix was pushed, release comnig soon