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Django 4.2 release notes - UNDER DEVELOPMENT
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*Expected April 2023*
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Welcome to Django 4.2!
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These release notes cover the :ref:`new features <whats-new-4.2>`, as well as
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some :ref:`backwards incompatible changes <backwards-incompatible-4.2>` you'll
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want to be aware of when upgrading from Django 4.1 or earlier. We've
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:ref:`begun the deprecation process for some features
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<deprecated-features-4.2>`.
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See the :doc:`/howto/upgrade-version` guide if you're updating an existing
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project.
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Python compatibility
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====================
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Django 4.2 supports Python 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, and 3.11. We **highly recommend**
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and only officially support the latest release of each series.
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.. _whats-new-4.2:
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What's new in Django 4.2
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========================
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Minor features
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:mod:`django.contrib.admin`
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:mod:`django.contrib.admindocs`
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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:mod:`django.contrib.auth`
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* ...
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:mod:`django.contrib.contenttypes`
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:mod:`django.contrib.gis`
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:mod:`django.contrib.messages`
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:mod:`django.contrib.postgres`
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:mod:`django.contrib.redirects`
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:mod:`django.contrib.sessions`
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:mod:`django.contrib.sitemaps`
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:mod:`django.contrib.sites`
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:mod:`django.contrib.staticfiles`
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:mod:`django.contrib.syndication`
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Cache
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CSRF
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Decorators
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Email
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Error Reporting
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File Storage
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File Uploads
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Forms
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Generic Views
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Internationalization
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Logging
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Management Commands
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Migrations
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Models
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Requests and Responses
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Security
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Serialization
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Signals
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Templates
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Tests
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URLs
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Utilities
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Validators
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.. _backwards-incompatible-4.2:
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Backwards incompatible changes in 4.2
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Database backend API
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This section describes changes that may be needed in third-party database
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backends.
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Miscellaneous
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Features deprecated in 4.2
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Miscellaneous
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* ...
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