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@@ -431,9 +431,14 @@ FormMixin
.. method:: get_initial()
- Retrieve initial data for the form. By default, returns
+ Retrieve initial data for the form. By default, returns a copy of
:attr:`.initial`.
+ .. admonition:: Changed in 1.4
+
+ In Django 1.3, this method was returning the :attr:`initial` class
+ variable itself.
+
.. method:: get_form_class()
Retrieve the form class to instantiate. By default