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------------------
``object_list``
- A list, tuple, Django ``QuerySet``, or other sliceable object with a
- ``count()`` or ``__len__()`` method.
+ A list, tuple, ``QuerySet``, or other sliceable object with a ``count()``
+ or ``__len__()`` method. For consistent pagination, ``QuerySet``\s should
+ be ordered, e.g. with an :meth:`~django.db.models.query.QuerySet.order_by`
+ clause or with a default :attr:`~django.db.models.Options.ordering` on the
+ model.
``per_page``
The maximum number of items to include on a page, not including orphans