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diff --git a/docs/releases/1.0-porting-guide.txt b/docs/releases/1.0-porting-guide.txt index c1605e4293..ba1a918e9a 100644 --- a/docs/releases/1.0-porting-guide.txt +++ b/docs/releases/1.0-porting-guide.txt @@ -567,6 +567,22 @@ it to ``_`` yourself:: HTTP request/response objects ----------------------------- +Dictionary access to ``HttpRequest`` +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +``HttpRequest`` objects no longer directly support dictionary-style +access; previously, both ``GET`` and ``POST`` data were directly +available on the ``HttpRequest`` object (e.g., you could check for a +piece of form data by using ``if 'some_form_key' in request`` or by +reading ``request['some_form_key']``. This is no longer supported; if +you need access to the combined ``GET`` and ``POST`` data, use +``request.REQUEST`` instead. + +It is strongly suggested, however, that you always explicitly look in +the appropriate dictionary for the type of request you expect to +receive (``request.GET`` or ``request.POST``); relying on the combined +``request.REQUEST`` dictionary can mask the origin of incoming data. + Accessing ``HTTPResponse`` headers ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |