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Fixed #16988 - Clean up the deprecation timeline for language consistency. Thanks ptone.
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Django Deprecation Timeline
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===========================
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This document outlines when various pieces of Django will be removed, following
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their deprecation, as per the :ref:`deprecation policy
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<internal-release-deprecation-policy>`.
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This document outlines when various pieces of Django will be removed or altered
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in a backward incompatible way, following their deprecation, as per the
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:ref:`deprecation policy <internal-release-deprecation-policy>`. More details
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about each item can often be found in the release notes of two versions prior.
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1.3
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---
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* ``AdminSite.root()``. This release will remove the old method for
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hooking up admin URLs. This has been deprecated since the 1.1
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release.
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See the :doc:`Django 1.1 release notes</releases/1.1>` for more details on
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these changes.
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* ``AdminSite.root()``. This method of hooking up the admin URLs will be
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removed in favor of including ``admin.site.urls``.
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* Authentication backends need to define the boolean attributes
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``supports_object_permissions`` and ``supports_anonymous_user``.
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The old backend style is deprecated since the 1.2 release.
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* The :mod:`django.contrib.gis.db.backend` module, including the
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``SpatialBackend`` interface, is deprecated since the 1.2 release.
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``supports_object_permissions`` and ``supports_anonymous_user`` until
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version 1.4, at which point it will be assumed that all backends will
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support these options.
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1.4
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---
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* ``CsrfResponseMiddleware``. This has been deprecated since the 1.2
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release, in favor of the template tag method for inserting the CSRF
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token. ``CsrfMiddleware``, which combines ``CsrfResponseMiddleware``
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and ``CsrfViewMiddleware``, is also deprecated.
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See the :doc:`Django 1.2 release notes</releases/1.2>` for more details on
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these changes.
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* ``CsrfResponseMiddleware`` and ``CsrfMiddleware`` will be removed. Use
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the {% csrf_token %} template tag inside forms to enable CSRF
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protection. ``CsrfViewMiddleware`` remains and is enabled by default.
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* The old imports for CSRF functionality (``django.contrib.csrf.*``),
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which moved to core in 1.2, will be removed.
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* ``SMTPConnection``. The 1.2 release deprecated the ``SMTPConnection``
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class in favor of a generic E-mail backend API.
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* The :mod:`django.contrib.gis.db.backend` module will be removed in favor
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of the specific backends.
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* ``SMTPConnection`` will be removed in favor of a generic E-mail backend API.
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* The many to many SQL generation functions on the database backends
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will be removed.
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removed.
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* The ``get_db_prep_save``, ``get_db_prep_value`` and
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``get_db_prep_lookup`` methods on Field were modified in 1.2
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to support multiple databases. In 1.4, the support functions
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that allow methods with the old prototype to continue
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working will be removed.
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``get_db_prep_lookup`` methods will have to support multiple databases.
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* The ``Message`` model (in ``django.contrib.auth``), its related
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manager in the ``User`` model (``user.message_set``), and the
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associated methods (``user.message_set.create()`` and
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``user.get_and_delete_messages()``), which have
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been deprecated since the 1.2 release, will be removed. The
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``user.get_and_delete_messages()``), will be removed. The
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:doc:`messages framework </ref/contrib/messages>` should be used
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instead. The related ``messages`` variable returned by the
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auth context processor will also be removed. Note that this
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means that the admin application depends on the messages
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means that the admin application will depend on the messages
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context processor.
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* Authentication backends need to support the ``obj`` parameter for
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permission checking. The ``supports_object_permissions`` variable
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is not checked any longer and can be removed.
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* Authentication backends will need to support the ``obj`` parameter for
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permission checking. The ``supports_object_permissions`` attribute
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will no longer be checked and can be removed from custom backends.
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* Authentication backends need to support the ``AnonymousUser``
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being passed to all methods dealing with permissions.
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The ``supports_anonymous_user`` variable is not checked any
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longer and can be removed.
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* Authentication backends will need to support the ``AnonymousUser`` class
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being passed to all methods dealing with permissions. The
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``supports_anonymous_user`` variable will no longer be checked and can be
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removed from custom backends.
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* The ability to specify a callable template loader rather than a
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``Loader`` class will be removed, as will the ``load_template_source``
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functions that are included with the built in template loaders for
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backwards compatibility. These have been deprecated since the 1.2
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release.
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backwards compatibility.
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* ``django.utils.translation.get_date_formats()`` and
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``django.utils.translation.get_partial_date_formats()``. These
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functions are replaced by the new locale aware formatting; use
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``django.utils.formats.get_format()`` to get the appropriate
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formats.
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``django.utils.translation.get_partial_date_formats()``. These functions
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will be removed; use the locale-aware
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``django.utils.formats.get_format()`` to get the appropriate formats.
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* In ``django.forms.fields``: ``DEFAULT_DATE_INPUT_FORMATS``,
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* In ``django.forms.fields``, the constants: ``DEFAULT_DATE_INPUT_FORMATS``,
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``DEFAULT_TIME_INPUT_FORMATS`` and
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``DEFAULT_DATETIME_INPUT_FORMATS``. Use
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``DEFAULT_DATETIME_INPUT_FORMATS`` will be removed. Use
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``django.utils.formats.get_format()`` to get the appropriate
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formats.
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along with the ``django.test.simple.run_tests()`` test runner.
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* The ``views.feed()`` view and ``feeds.Feed`` class in
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``django.contrib.syndication`` have been deprecated since the 1.2
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release. The class-based view ``views.Feed`` should be used instead.
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``django.contrib.syndication`` will be removed. The class-based view
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``views.Feed`` should be used instead.
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* ``django.core.context_processors.auth``. This release will
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remove the old method in favor of the new method in
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``django.contrib.auth.context_processors.auth``. This has been
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deprecated since the 1.2 release.
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``django.contrib.auth.context_processors.auth``.
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* The ``postgresql`` database backend has been deprecated in favor of
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the ``postgresql_psycopg2`` backend.
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* The ``postgresql`` database backend will be removed, use the
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``postgresql_psycopg2`` backend instead.
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* The ``no`` language code has been deprecated in favor of the ``nb``
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language code.
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* The ``no`` language code will be removed and has been replaced by the
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``nb`` language code.
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* Authentication backends need to define the boolean attribute
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``supports_inactive_user``.
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* Authentication backends will need to define the boolean attribute
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``supports_inactive_user`` until version 1.5 when it will be assumed that
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all backends will handle inactive users.
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* ``django.db.models.fields.XMLField`` will be removed. This was
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deprecated as part of the 1.3 release. An accelerated deprecation
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1.5
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---
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* The ``mod_python`` request handler has been deprecated since the 1.3
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release. The ``mod_wsgi`` handler should be used instead.
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See the :doc:`Django 1.3 release notes</releases/1.3>` for more details on
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these changes.
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* The ``mod_python`` request handler will be removed. The ``mod_wsgi``
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handler should be used instead.
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* The ``template`` attribute on :class:`~django.test.client.Response`
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objects returned by the :ref:`test client <test-client>` has been
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deprecated since the 1.3 release. The
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:attr:`~django.test.client.Response.templates` attribute should be
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objects returned by the :ref:`test client <test-client>` will be removed.
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The :attr:`~django.test.client.Response.templates` attribute should be
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used instead.
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* The features of the :class:`django.test.simple.DjangoTestRunner`
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(including fail-fast and Ctrl-C test termination) can now be provided
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by the unittest-native :class:`TextTestRunner`. The
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:class:`~django.test.simple.DjangoTestRunner` will be removed in
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favor of using the unittest-native class.
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* The :class:`~django.test.simple.DjangoTestRunner` will be removed.
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Instead use a unittest-native class. The features of the
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:class:`django.test.simple.DjangoTestRunner` (including fail-fast and
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Ctrl-C test termination) can currently be provided by the unittest-native
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:class:`TextTestRunner`.
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* The undocumented function
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:func:`django.contrib.formtools.utils.security_hash`
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is deprecated, in favor of :func:`django.contrib.formtools.utils.form_hmac`
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:func:`django.contrib.formtools.utils.security_hash` will be removed,
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instead use :func:`django.contrib.formtools.utils.form_hmac`
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* The function-based generic views have been deprecated in
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favor of their class-based cousins. The following modules
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will be removed:
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* The function-based generic view modules will be removed in favor of their
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class-based equivalents, outlined :doc:`here
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</topics/generic-views-migration>`:
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* :mod:`django.views.generic.create_update`
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* :mod:`django.views.generic.date_based`
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* :mod:`django.views.generic.list_detail`
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* :mod:`django.views.generic.simple`
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* The :class:`~django.core.servers.basehttp.AdminMediaHandler` has
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been deprecated in favor of the
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* The :class:`~django.core.servers.basehttp.AdminMediaHandler` will be
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removed. In its place use
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:class:`~django.contrib.staticfiles.handlers.StaticFilesHandler`.
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* The :ttag:`url` and :ttag:`ssi` template tags will be
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modified so that the first argument to each tag is a
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template variable, not an implied string. The new-style
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template variable, not an implied string. Until then, the new-style
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behavior is provided in the ``future`` template tag library.
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* The :djadmin:`reset` and :djadmin:`sqlreset` management commands
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are deprecated.
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will be removed.
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* Authentication backends need to support a inactive user
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* Authentication backends will need to support an inactive user
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being passed to all methods dealing with permissions.
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The ``supports_inactive_user`` variable is not checked any
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longer and can be removed.
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The ``supports_inactive_user`` attribute will no longer be checked
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and can be removed from custom backends.
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* :meth:`~django.contrib.gis.geos.GEOSGeometry.transform` will raise
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a :class:`~django.contrib.gis.geos.GEOSException` when called
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:class:`~django.http.SimpleCookie`.
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* :class:`django.core.context_processors.PermWrapper` and
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:class:`django.core.context_processors.PermLookupDict`
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will be moved to :class:`django.contrib.auth.context_processors.PermWrapper`
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and :class:`django.contrib.auth.context_processors.PermLookupDict`,
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:class:`django.core.context_processors.PermLookupDict` will be removed in
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favor of the corresponding
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:class:`django.contrib.auth.context_processors.PermWrapper` and
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:class:`django.contrib.auth.context_processors.PermLookupDict`,
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respectively.
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* The :setting:`MEDIA_URL` or :setting:`STATIC_URL` settings are
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* The :setting:`MEDIA_URL` or :setting:`STATIC_URL` settings will be
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required to end with a trailing slash to ensure there is a consistent
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way to combine paths in templates.
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* ``django.db.models.fields.URLField.verify_exists`` was deprecated in 1.4
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due to intractable security and performance issues. The argument will be
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removed in 1.5.
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* ``django.db.models.fields.URLField.verify_exists`` will be removed. The
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feature was deprecated in 1.3.1 due to intractable security and
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performance issues and will follow a slightly accelerated deprecation
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timeframe.
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1.6
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See the :doc:`Django 1.4 release notes</releases/1.4>` for more details on
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these changes.
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* The compatibility modules ``django.utils.copycompat`` and
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``django.utils.hashcompat`` as well as the functions
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``django.utils.itercompat.all`` and ``django.utils.itercompat.any``
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have been deprecated since the 1.4 release. The native versions
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should be used instead.
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``django.utils.itercompat.all`` and ``django.utils.itercompat.any`` will
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be removed. The Python builtin versions should be used instead.
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* The :func:`~django.views.decorators.csrf.csrf_response_exempt` and
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:func:`~django.views.decorators.csrf.csrf_view_exempt` decorators will
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* The :class:`~django.core.cache.backends.memcached.CacheClass` backend
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was split into two in Django 1.3 in order to introduce support for
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PyLibMC. The historical :class:`~django.core.cache.backends.memcached.CacheClass`
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is now an alias for :class:`~django.core.cache.backends.memcached.MemcachedCache`.
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In Django 1.6, the historical alias will be removed.
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will be removed in favor of :class:`~django.core.cache.backends.memcached.MemcachedCache`.
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* The UK-prefixed objects of ``django.contrib.localflavor.uk`` will only
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be accessible through their new GB-prefixed names (GB is the correct
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ISO 3166 code for United Kingdom). They have been deprecated since the
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1.4 release.
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be accessible through their GB-prefixed names (GB is the correct
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ISO 3166 code for United Kingdom).
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* The :setting:`IGNORABLE_404_STARTS` and :setting:`IGNORABLE_404_ENDS`
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settings have been superseded by :setting:`IGNORABLE_404_URLS` in
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* The :doc:`form wizard </ref/contrib/formtools/form-wizard>` has been
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refactored to use class based views with pluggable backends in 1.4.
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The previous implementation will be deprecated.
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The previous implementation will be removed.
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* Legacy ways of calling
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:func:`~django.views.decorators.cache.cache_page` will be removed.
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* The template tag
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:func:`django.contrib.admin.templatetags.adminmedia.admin_media_prefix`
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was deprecated since Django 1.4 and will be removed in favor of the
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generic static files handling.
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will be removed in favor of the generic static files handling.
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* The builin truncation functions
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:func:`django.utils.text.truncate_words` and
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:func:`django.utils.text.truncate_html_words`
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were deprecated since Django 1.4 and will be removed in favor
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of the ``django.utils.text.Truncator`` class.
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* The builtin truncation functions :func:`django.utils.text.truncate_words`
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and :func:`django.utils.text.truncate_html_words` will be removed in
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favor of the ``django.utils.text.Truncator`` class.
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* The :class:`~django.contrib.gis.geoip.GeoIP` class was moved to
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:mod:`django.contrib.gis.geoip` in 1.4 -- the shortcut in
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:mod:`django.contrib.gis.utils` will be removed.
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* In 1.4, functions :func:`~django.conf.urls.include`, :func:`~django.conf.urls.patterns`
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and :func:`~django.conf.urls.url` plus :data:`~django.conf.urls.handler404`,
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:data:`~django.conf.urls.handler500` were moved to :mod:`django.conf.urls`
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from their previous location ``django.conf.urls.defaults``. This module
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was deprecated at the same time and will be removed in this Django release.
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* ``django.conf.urls.defaults`` will be removed. The functions
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:func:`~django.conf.urls.include`, :func:`~django.conf.urls.patterns` and
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:func:`~django.conf.urls.url` plus :data:`~django.conf.urls.handler404`,
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:data:`~django.conf.urls.handler500`, are now available through
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:mod:`django.conf.urls` .
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* The Databrowse contrib module was deprecated in 1.4 and will be removed.
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* The Databrowse contrib module will be removed.
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2.0
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