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The forms library
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=================
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``django.forms`` is Django's fantastic new form-handling library. It's a
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replacement for the old form/manipulator/validation framework, which has been
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moved to ``django.oldforms``. This document explains how to use this new
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library.
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``django.forms`` is Django's form-handling library.
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Migration plan
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==============
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.. adminition:: Looking for oldforms?
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``django.newforms`` is new in Django's 0.96 release, but, as it won't be new
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forever, we plan to rename it to ``django.forms`` in the future. The current
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``django.forms`` package will be available as ``django.oldforms`` until Django
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1.0, when we plan to remove it for good.
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``django.forms`` was once called ``newforms`` since it replaced Django's
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original form/manipulator/validation framework. The old form handling
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library is still available as `django.oldforms`_, but will be removed
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in a future version of Django.
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That has direct repercussions on the forward compatibility of your code. Please
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read the following migration plan and code accordingly:
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* The old forms framework (the current ``django.forms``) has been copied to
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``django.oldforms``. Thus, you can start upgrading your code *now*,
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rather than waiting for the future backwards-incompatible change, by
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changing your import statements like this::
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from django import forms # old
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from django import oldforms as forms # new
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* In the next Django release (0.97), we will move the current
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``django.newforms`` to ``django.forms``. This will be a
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backwards-incompatible change, and anybody who is still using the old
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version of ``django.forms`` at that time will need to change their import
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statements, as described in the previous bullet.
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* We will remove ``django.oldforms`` in the release *after* the next Django
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release -- either 0.98 or 1.0, whichever comes first.
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With this in mind, we recommend you use the following import statement when
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using ``django.newforms``::
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from django import newforms as forms
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This way, your code can refer to the ``forms`` module, and when
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``django.newforms`` is renamed to ``django.forms``, you'll only have to change
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your ``import`` statements.
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If you prefer "``import *``" syntax, you can do the following::
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from django.newforms import *
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This will import all fields, widgets, form classes and other various utilities
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into your local namespace. Some people find this convenient; others find it
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too messy. The choice is yours.
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.. _django.oldforms: ../oldforms/
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Overview
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========
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As with the ``django.oldforms`` ("manipulators") system before it,
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``django.forms`` is intended to handle HTML form display, data processing
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(validation) and redisplay. It's what you use if you want to perform
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server-side validation for an HTML form.
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use the django.forms system, which we have begun to document in the
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`forms documentation`_.
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If you have legacy form/manipulator code, read the "Migration plan" section in
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that document to understand how we're making the switch.
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.. _forms documentation: ../forms/
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Introduction
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