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@@ -776,6 +776,27 @@ form data *and* file data::
     # Unbound form with a image field
     >>> f = ContactFormWithMugshot()
 
+Testing for multipart forms
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+If you're writing reusable views or templates, you may not know ahead of time
+whether your form is a multipart form or not. The ``is_multipart()`` method
+tells you whether the form requires multipart encoding for submission::
+
+    >>> f = ContactFormWithMugshot()
+    >>> f.is_multipart()
+    True
+
+Here's an example of how you might use this in a template::
+
+    {% if form.is_multipart %}
+        <form enctype="multipart/form-data" method="post" action="/foo/">
+    {% else %}
+        <form method="post" action="/foo/">
+    {% endif %}
+    {% form %}
+    </form>
+
 Subclassing forms
 -----------------